2018/ Documentary/ 12 Minutes/ United States

Dir. Leah Galant

Coproducer: Elizabeth Pauker

Released by The New York Times Op-Docs in 2018, Death Metal Grandma follows 95-year old Holocaust survivor, songwriter, and poet, Inge Ginsberg, as she attempts to break out as a death metal singer by submitting to America's Got Talent.

“Death Metal Grandma is a lively portrait of the spunky woman, who refuses to be silenced by a society that she sees as patriarchal and youth-dominated” - The Atlantic

Premiere: South by Southwest Film Festival 2018

Nominee: Best Documentary Short, SXSW 2018

Nominee: Jury Prize, The American Pavilion Emerging Filmmakers Showcase 2019

Official Selection:

SXSW 2018, Hot Docs 2018, DOC NYC 2018, Sarasota Film Festival, Aspen Film Festival, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2018, Hamptons International Film Festival 2018, Traverse City Film Festival 2018.