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‘Noah’ Features The Most Complicated Effects Shot In ILM’s History

9, Oct 2013

By Saul Sudin No upcoming film is more anticipated here at Jewish Art Now than director Darren Aronofsky’s take on the events of Noah and the flood, simply titled ‘Noah‘. Past projects like Pi and The Fountain have shown the filmmaker has no fear tackling exciting experimental takes on Judaism and spirituality and for almost […]

Sukkah City Documentary Screening

7, Oct 2013

Tuesday October 8, 2013 7:30pm Creative Soul Gallery 425 Kingston Ave Brooklyn NY, 11213 Join us on Tuesday evening, October 8, at 7:30 pm for a screening of the Sukkah City Documentary Film, followed by Q & A with director Jason Hutt. SUKKAH CITY chronicles the architecture competition created by bestselling author Joshua Foer (Moonwalking […]

Blue Like Me: A Documentary Film About Siona Benjamin

24, Jun 2013

Blue Like Me: The Art of Siona Benjamin is a documentary film about an extraordinary artist with a fascinating back-story: Siona is a Jew raised in India, educated by nuns and Zoroastrian teachers, and brought up alongside Hindu, Christian and Muslim neighbors. Her art expresses universal issues–feminism, race, a sense of home, and one’s identity—that […]

Film Review: Fill The Void

23, May 2013

By Saul Sudin Rama Burshtein’s Fill The Void (Lemale et ha’halal) is the second film in as many years to emerge from Israel with not only a strong international presence, but a unique perspective on religious Judaism. Just as Footnote before it, this was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards after […]

Jewish Eyes on the Arts Salon – April 21, May 19, NYC

9, Apr 2013

An informal Salon evening where artists can share their work in a friendly atmosphere and receive feedback. Salon Evenings: April 21 and May 19, 2013 7:30-9:30pm 542 W 112th St, Apt 4K New York, NY RSVP by April 14: [email protected] Friends are extremely welcome, and anyone who is interested in coming as a participant or […]

Punk Jews – World Premiere December 11th

3, Dec 2012

“Punk Jews” is a documentary film that follows an underground Jewish community expressing their identity in unconventional ways that challenge stereotypes and break down barriers. From Hassidic punk rockers to Yiddish street performers to African-American Jewish activists, “Punk Jews” shows an emerging movement in New York City of Jews asserting their Jewish identity, defying the […]

Film Review: The Possession “Possesses Scant Authenticity”

30, Aug 2012

By Saul Sudin What can one do to reinvigorate the often tired and predictable horror genre? For a category of movies infinitely reliant upon upping the ante and scaring your audience in new and unexpected ways, the best of our filmmakers often strive to creatively answer this question. Many times, the answer is found in […]

“Make for Yourself an Ark of Gopher Wood” Filmmaker Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ Film Develops

17, Jul 2012

By Saul Sudin Darren Aronofsky’s dreams are finally coming true. As he tweeted recently, production is underway on his film adaptation of the Torah’s story of Noach, a project he has ambitiously hoped to make since his Bar Mitzvah. The filmmaker behind Pi, The Fountain, and the Academy Award-winning Black Swan is taking a radical […]

Frum Female Underground Films

4, Jun 2012

A spate of Orthodox women are turning to filmmaking (some restrictions apply) By Sara Trapper Spielman for TabletMag | May 30, 2012 7:00 AM From the trailer of Lara Gedzelman’s film The Chairlady. (Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original stills via Vimeo.) One afternoon this past winter, I waited at a café in Boro Park for Yuta Silverman, an ambitious young […]

Jews of Nigeria Shine on Screen (Video)

3, May 2012

By Elke Reva Sudin Travel to Africa and meet members of the Igbo tribe who identify with Israelite origin, and are embracing Jewish tradition with fervor today. Produced and directed by Jeff Lieberman, Re-Emerging: Jews of Nigeria, follows individual stories and collective histories to paint a picture of the Igbo past and present as told from their […]


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