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Sabbath Queen | Film Screening - Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 7PM | FREE EVENT!Twenty-one years in the making, Sabbath Queen follows Amichai Lau-Lavie’s journey from radical drag queen to influential Rabbi of a God-optional, artist-driven New York synagogue.
Sabbath Queen received a New York Times Critic's Pick and was named as one of The New York Times favorite movies of the 21st century. The screening is FREE, and we appreciate your RSVP so we can make sure to have a seat for you.
“Awe-inspiring. Enthralling. Sabbath Queen is a rich and intimate
portrait… One of the best films I’ve seen this year." - The Hollywood Reporter
"Provocative." - Variety
"Shrewdly asks hard questions about what it means to be Jewish in the
21st century." - IndieWire
Sandi DuBowski’s epic documentary Sabbath Queen—shot over the span of twenty-one years—follows Amichai Lau-Lavie, an Israeli descended from an unbroken line of thirty-eight rabbis stretching back a thousand years. SabbathQueen is witness to Lau-Lavie’s unfailing courage and grace, as he grapples with key questions of who we are and who we will be. Stimulating and moving, DuBowski’s film ends with Lau-Lavie’s words on Israel and Palestine post-October 7th as he evokes the challenge of our lifetime: “How do we reimagine our sacred traditions to achieve peace?”
The film has won 14 awards in US, UK, Poland, Norway, Switzerland and Germany - Zurich Film Festival Jury Special Mention, The Hamptons Film Festival Queer Sherzum Award, Woodstock Film Festival Story of Ha Change Maker Award, Ashland Film Festival Queer Award, Salem Film Festival Cultura Cuts Editing Award, Oslo Fusion Film Festival Best Documentary, Boston Jewish Film Festival Audience Award, UK Jewish Film Best Documentary, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival Best Documentary, The Polin Museum Gran Prix, Perlen Queer Film Festival Hannover Best Documentary, Florida Film Critics Best Documentary, Freiburg Gay Film Week, and SIMA Awards Special Mention.
It is 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Food for purchase by Caroline's Creole Cooking food truck specializing in a wide array of creole dishes.
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