Punk Jews
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Overview
- Genre
- Arts, Biography, Religion, Portrait, and Personal Doc
- Synopsis
Profiling Hassidic punk rockers, Yiddish street performers, African-American Jewish activists and more, Punk Jews explores an emerging movement of provocateurs and committed Jews who are asking, each in his or her own way, what it means to be Jewish in the 21st century. Jewish artists, activists and musicians from diverse backgrounds and communities are defying norms and expressing their Jewish identities in unconventional ways. In the process, they are challenging stereotypes and breaking down barriers. Meet Yishai, lead singer of Moshiach Oi; Radical performance group, the Sukkos Mob; the renegade Orthodox participants of Cholent; the Amazing Amy Yoga Yenta; Kal Holczler, founder of Voices of Dignity; and African American Jewish hip hop sensation Y-Love.
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 55 minutes
Credits
- Jesse Zook Mann ... Director
- Evan Kleinman ... Producer
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- Adon Olam Productions
- Country
- United States
- Years of Production
- 2010-2012
- Locations
- New York City, Israel
- Prod. Partners
- The National Center for Jewish Film
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2012
- Festivals
- Virginia Festival of Jewish Film, Bucharest Jewish Film Festival, Dallas Video Fest, Jewish Culture Festival, Hidden City Festival at Shivtei Yeshuron- Ezras Israel, ewish Motifs International Film Festival, Rockland County Jewish Film Festival,
- Language
- English, Yiddish
- Subtitles
- Spanish
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