Film Description

"THROWING CURVES ~ Eva Zeisel', the new documentary film by Jyll Johnstone, produced by Kate Stilley and distributed by Citizen Film, explores the life and art of one of the most famous industrial designers of the 20th century, Eva Zeisel. The film is the first in a documentary series that explores the lives of three 85-plus women who are actively engaged in creative lives. It has screened at museums around the country, including Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Knoxville Museum of Art.

'THROWING CURVES' explores Eva Zeisel's 95-year life-journey, from her birth in Hungary in 1906 through her career working in all the hotspots of design, including Berlin in the 20s, the Soviet Union in the 30s, and New York in the 50s. The film interweaves her design work with her
dramatic life history, which includes being imprisoned in a Soviet prison, escaping the Nazis and setting up a new life as an immigrant in post-war New York City. Finally, in a testimony to one of America's earliest "super moms", the film explores the tension between modern motherhood and a career in the arts.