The First Year — A film by Y.Z. Greenberger

Lehavdil Films

Poster for The First Year featuring a young woman seen through a window frame, with official selection laurels for the Big Apple, CHAIN, and Havurah Jewish Short film festivals

2026 · 16 min 46 sec

In the first year of her marriage, a young woman struggles to name a quiet distance no one around her seems to see.

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We may email you about new films and screenings. Contains non-explicit sexual content; marital distress and a brief reference to domestic violence; childbirth. Privacy

Production company
GreenElm
Writer and Director
Yechezkel Zach Greenberger
Executive Producer
Yechezkel Zach Greenberger
Producer
Eli Moser, Ralph C. Schulz, Malky Goldman, Sidney Greenberger, Anthony Anzalone
Breindy
Zoe Ritz
Yaakov
Nani Vogel
Breindy's Mother
Laurie Graff
Director of Photography
Ari Rothschild, Tristan Cohen
1st AC
Tristan Cohen
1st AD
Ralph C. Schulz
2nd AD
Dylan Ortiz
Makeup, Costume, and Set Dressing
Jessica VanGlad
Sound Mixer
TJ Foscolo
Gaffer
Kevin J. Smith II
Intimacy Coordinator
Aziza Gharib
PA/BTS Photographer
Yitzy Herskowitz
Casting Assistant
Zoe Kovac
Editor
Ari Rothchild, Tristan Cohen
Colorist
Ari Rothchild
Sound Editor and Sound Designer
Vickie Sampson
Additional Sound Design
Tristan Cohen
Score Instrumental and Vocal Arrangement
Abigail Horowitz
Score Adaptation and Post-Production
Alex Petshaft
Score Inspiration
RAZA, Chana Raskin

Special thanks Bubby · Lee & Stefanie Moser · Aaron Stefansky · Neil Kerman · Calvin Kipperman · Saul Greenberger · Benny Green

In memory of Bubby Cipora "Faigy" Weiss (1930–2025)