Sabbath Queen

Was not expecting this to be the most vital documentary of the year, but that last quarter, when it really delves into the state of Israeli politics and how Amichai’s family relates to him now, is stunning in how it weaves together the themes the film has been working with…

Daniel Bayer

Sabbath Queen was one of the most intriguing films I saw at Tribeca over the summer and one I have constantly thought about since June. I was hoping for more drag queen content. However, it made sense when Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie called for a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. If…

Allison M. 🌱

Can’t really review this film because I am biased, I was an editor and post-production supervisor of the film. But I just want to say my experience working on this film was one I’ll cherish forever and seeing/hearing people react to the film at the premiere was something…

Kyle Crichton

"my child is fine" no your child sobs watching sabbath queen (2024) dir. sandi dubowski starring rabbi amichai lau-lavie

maritabletten

In the post-film Q&A, Sandy Dubowski described this documentary as "nonbinary about Palestine", which seems true in the sense that the phrase is nonsense and means nothing. Despite an impressive 2+ decades compiling and editing footage, there's no real narrative cohesion.…

juicecube

This timely and revealing documentary recounts the spiritual and personal journey of Conservative Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie: Israeli born, now an American activist, and the inheritor of 38 previous generations of Orthodox rabbis. He is also a complex, modern-thinking,…

Ken Rudolph

no other film out there about desiring to be a freak while at the same time feeling a strong & irresistible pull towards religious orthodoxy. when it gets to the lead story where amichai makes a push towards interfaith marriage literally everyone tells him it's a guaranteed…

Jo Rempel

saw this with my closeted jewish friend corey

yeast

A poignant painting of divergences within the Jewish community as much as the personal journey of Amichai, Sabbath Queen serves as the perfect film to capture the complexities found in traditions thousands of years old. Sandi DuBowski captures the profoundly personal…

Manilan Houle