Between the Temples

Between the Temples opens with a loud, keening blast from a shofar. This film is about a man in mourning and in crisis, but it’s also about the people in his life: his moms, the synagogue’s congregation, its golf-loving rabbi and the rabbi’s conveniently, anxiously single daughter. Ben (Jason Schwartzman) is the straight man in the comedy of his life. Sweeping him up is Carla (Carol Kane). The movie is consistently funny, but its humour tends to be fairly gentle because it’s rooted in human behaviour rather than in condescending, judgmental ideas about such behaviour.

SPONSORED BY:
Ellen Hamer with Gerald Hamer
Cyndi and Max Mintzberg
Linda Thayer and Elliott Myers
Sandy and Ian Penn
Sheila Romalis
Dr. Andrea Tuka and Dr. Harry Karlinsky

Festivals and Awards

• Winner: Best Supporting Actress, Carol Kane, Film Club's The Lost Weekend, 2024
• Winner: Prix du jury, Best Director, & Prix de la Critique, Champs-Élysées Film Festival, 2024
• Nominee: Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival, 2024
• Nominee: Best Screenplay, Gotham Awards, 2024
• Nominee: Best Feature Film, Berlin International Film Festival, 2024"