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GUEST: Director, Sandi Dubowski
Sabbath Queen was filmed over the course of 21 years and follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis, including Chief Rabbis of Israel. He is torn between rejecting and embracing his destiny and becomes a drag-queen rebel, a queer bio-dad and the founder of Lab/Shul: an everybody-friendly, G*d-optional, artist-driven, pop-up experimental congregation.
The documentary joins Amichai on a lifelong quest to creatively and radically reinvent religion and ritual, challenge patriarchy and supremacy, championing interfaith love, and stand up for peace. The film interrogates what Jewish survival means in a difficult, rapidly changing 21st century.
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Temple Sholom
SPONSORED BY:
Temple Sholom
Festivals and Awards
• Winner: The Sherzum Award, Hamptons International Film Festival, 2024
• Winner: World of HA Change Maker Award, Woodstock Film Festival, 2024
• Nominee: Best International Documentary Film, Zurich Film Festival, 2024
• Nominee: Best Documentary Feature, Tribeca Film Festival, 2024"
Film Info
| Year | 2024 |
| Country | USA |
| Director | Sandi Dubowski |
| Runtime | 105 min |
| Language | English, Hebrew, Yiddish w/English subtitles |
| Genre | biography, documentary, Guest Q&A, history, LGBTQ+ |
