Trembling before G-d [videorecording] = Le-fanekha bi-reʻadah / [presented by] Simcha Leib Productions and Turbulent Arts in association with Keshet Broadcasting, Ltd. (Israel) in co-production with Pretty Pictures (Paris) and Cinephil, Ltd. (Tel Aviv) ; produced by Sandi Simcha Dubowski and Marc Smolowitz in creative collaboration with and edited by Susan Korda ; director/producer, Sandi Simcha Dubowski ; producer, Marc Smolowitz.
"16/9, compatible 4/3, letterboxed"--Container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. Shot on location in Israel, New York City, London, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Disc 2 contains: a 36 min. documentary about the film: Trembling on the road / directed and produced by Sandi Simcha Dubowski; a short film by the director: Tomboychik; Mark: the musical. Disc 2 contains special features: interview with the director; more interview footage with Rabbi Steve Greenberg, Rabbi Aron Tendler, Rabbi Aharon Feldman, Rabbi Meir Fund, Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin; a discussion of the opening scenes; a discussion among the facilitators of Petach Lev: the Trembling Before G-d Israeli Education Project; conversation with editor/creative collaborator Susan Korda; deleted scene; a discussion of the atonement ceremony for sexual sins; theatrical trailer; international resources, links, and glossary.
Contents:
Disc 1. Feature -- disc 2. Special features.
Summary:
A documentary built around personal stories of gay and lesbian Hasidic and Orthodox Jews. Portrays people who face a profound dilemma - how to reconcile their passion for Judaism with the biblical prohibitions against homosexuality. Includes interviews with closeted and out gay Orthodox and Hasidic Jews, including the first openly gay Orthodox rabbis, Steven Greenberg.
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