Ripped Stockings
Growing up in Miami, Harvey Katz - then Elizabeth - was expected to have a bat mitzvah (the Jewish coming of age ceremony for girls), followed by a big, blow-out party.
2014 / Mitra Kaboli / Audio Smut, USA
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Growing up in Miami, Harvey Katz - then Elizabeth - was expected to have a bat mitzvah (the Jewish coming of age ceremony for girls), followed by a big, blow-out party.
And he did. It was all captured on video. This is a 1980s coming-of-age story, complete with excited relatives, Madonna soundtrack, a limbo pole, and a pinstripe pair of culottes.
"Ripped Stockings" was produced by Mitra Kaboli with editor Kaitlin Prest. The two serve as co-creative directors of the podcast Audio Smut.
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Mitra Kaboli is a freelance media producer who has been working with The Heart since 2010.
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