This brand-new feature documentary filmed over 21 years follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis, including the 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, God-optional, artist-driven, pop-up experimental congregation.
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Sabbath Queen
Q&A with Director Sandi DuBowski
Tickets: $15 (members), $20 (nonmembers)
"[A] fascinating look at the act of questioning yourself and your family, your surroundings and your decisions".
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Q&A with Director Sandi DuBowski
Thursday, Jun. 26 2025, 7:00
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- Sandi DuBowski is the Director/Producer of Sabbath Queen, Director/Producer of Trembling Before G-D, Producer of A Jihad for Love, and Co-Producer of Budrus, His award-winning work has screened at Sundance, Berlin, Tribeca and Toronto, theatrically released in 150 cities, and broadcast on ZDF/Arte, BBC Channel 4, PBS. In 2020 he was invited to become a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is Co-Founder of The Creative Resistance, a collective of media makers who create award-winning political ads and design. In the mid-1990's he began his media and activism work at Planned Parenthood Federation of America focused on the Christian right and the anti-abortion movement. Three generations of DuBowski's family made chocolate syrup in Deep Coastal Brooklyn.
This film is part of the Pride: A Celebration of Queer Stories 2025 series.
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