Joyce Chopra

Chopra was one of three siblings born in New York City to Abraham, a lawyer and judge, and Tillie (née Ornstein) Kalina, and raised in the Coney Island and Brighton Beach neighborhoods.

A few months after her graduation, she and a partner (her first husband Amarjit Chopra, an Indian whom she married in 1963)[3] opened a European-style coffee house near Harvard Square at 47 Mt.

The film explores the long-term female friendships between Eloise (Keaton), Franki (Carol Kane) and Nola (Kathryn Grody).

In addition to directing her own films, Chopra is part of BYKids, a nonprofit pairing filmmakers with youth from around the world to create short documentaries.

[4] Girls at 12 and Smooth Talk are concerned with puberty; Joyce at 34 focuses on pregnancy; and The Lemon Sisters centers around new loves, lifestyles, and new career choices.