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Sabbath Queen
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Sabbath Queen

Sabbath Queen

Sandi DuBowski
United States
2024
105 min
Dutch Premiere
Best of Fests
Tickets & Times
Synopsis

Free-spirited, queer drag queen Amichai Lau-Lavie has set up his own inclusive, art-driven Jewish community in New York. He stands on the shoulders of 38 generations of Jewish Orthodox rabbis who went before him. It’s a huge responsibility.

Does remaining true to the traditions of his forefathers mean that he has to do exactly what they (including his uncle, the chief rabbi of Israel) tell him to do? Or are you allowed to adapt those traditions to accommodate new insights and your own moral conscience? Amichai grapples with these kinds of questions throughout the 21 years in which this film closely follows him. He opposes injustice, but pays a price for doing so, encountering overt hatred at protests for peace and human rights.

Amichai talks candidly about the choices he makes. His brother Benny Lau, an Orthodox rabbi, comments on Amichai’s actions. We see criticism, rejection, and pain, but also love and a need to connect. Sabbath Queen jumps back and forth in time to sketch a family history that nearly stopped in Auschwitz. Survival is of immense importance; the question is how.

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Tickets & Times
Fri, november 15
Free with Cineville. More info at idfa.nl/cineville
14:45 – 16:32
Kriterion 1

Sat, november 16
15:30 – 17:18
Pathé Noord 4

Tue, november 19
20:30 – 22:35
Pathé City 5

Wed, november 20
21:00 – 23:05
Pathé City 6

Fri, november 22
16:30 – 18:18
De Balie: Grote Zaal

Sat, november 23
19:00 – 20:48
Tuschinski 5
Credits
105 min
color
DCP
Spoken languages: English
Director
    Sandi DuBowski
    Sandi DuBowski
Production
    Sandi DuBowski for Simcha Leib Productions
    Sandi DuBowski for Simcha Leib Productions
Co-production
    Simon Mendes
    Simon Mendes
Executive producer
    Adrian Salpeter
    Adrian Salpeter
Cinematography
    Kirsten Johnson,
    Dan Gold,
    Wolfgang Held,
    Nadia Hallgren,
    Dror Lebendiger,
    Laela Kilbourn
    Kirsten Johnson,
    Dan Gold,
    Wolfgang Held,
    Nadia Hallgren,
    Dror Lebendiger,
    Laela Kilbourn
Animation
    Yaron Shin
    Yaron Shin
Editing
    Francisco Bello,
    Jeremy Stulberg,
    Kyle Crichton,
    Philip Shane
    Francisco Bello,
    Jeremy Stulberg,
    Kyle Crichton,
    Philip Shane
Sound
    Judy Karp,
    Sean O'Neil
    Judy Karp,
    Sean O'Neil
Sound Design
    Tom Paul
    Tom Paul
Music
    Joel Goodman
    Joel Goodman
Screenplay
    Francisco Bello,
    Sandi DuBowski,
    Jeremy Stulberg
    Francisco Bello,
    Sandi DuBowski,
    Jeremy Stulberg
World Sales
    Simcha Leib Productions
    Simcha Leib Productions
Screening copy
    Simcha Leib Productions
    Simcha Leib Productions

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