World Premiere
Sabbath Queen
Documentary Competition
Feature | United States | 105 MINUTES | English, Hebrew, Yiddish | English subtitlesNew York, Animation, Documentary, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Biography
Filmed over 21 years, Sabbath Queen follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's journey as the heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis who is torn between accepting his ancestral destiny or becoming a drag queen rebel. In addition to his drag persona, Lau-Lavie is a queer bio-dad and the founder of Lab/Shul: an everybody-friendly, God-optional, artist-driven, pop-up experimental congregation. With incredible access, award-winning director Sandi DuBowski (Trembling Before G_D, Sundance 2001) joins Rabbi Amichai on a life journey and cinematic quest to creatively and radically reinvent religion and ritual while challenging gender norms in a rapidly changing 21st century.––Dan Hunt
Cast & Credits
Sandi DuBowski
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