Press

What happens when your mother hires another woman to raise you?

“A documentary about two aged nannies and the Baby Boomer girls they raised might seem an unlikely sort of film to generate a major buzz..."

“Johnstone and Ettinger have created a filmic reflection on their own nanny-controlled youth, called Martha & Ethel, a paean to the two women who were hired to raise them.”

The film, by Jyll Johnstone and Barbara Ettinger, is about the two nannies who raised them.

“Delicate work is being transacted in this unique and unforgettable documentary about two nannies..."

She works 10 hours a day, 7 days a week even as she is now approaching 70.

Throwing Curves delves into the life and art of Eva Zeisel, a Jewish woman born into the Hungarian aristocracy in 1906.

Sir Ken Robinson—the globally recognized expert and bestselling author on creativity and education—has included an extensive reference to our film Hats Off in his book, Finding Your Element.

Widowed at 65 by a husband who left only unpaid bills and fond memories, the indomitable Ms. Weddell saw an opportunity to follow her passion.

"Jyll Johnstone’s irresistible “Hats Off” documents Mimi Weddell, a Manhattanite who, at 93, has pretty much cornered the market playing elegant, very old ladies in movies, TV, commercials and print ads." - Lou Lumenick, March 28, 2008