SABBATH QUEEN, a feature documentary filmed over 21 years, follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis including the Chief Rabbis of Israel. He is torn between rejecting and embracing his destiny and becomes a drag-queen rebel, a queer bio-dad and the founder of Lab/Shul—an everybody-friendly, God-optional, artist-driven, pop-up experimental congregation.
SABBATH QUEEN joins Amichai on a lifelong quest to creatively and radically reinvent religion and ritual, challenge patriarchy and supremacy, champion interfaith love, and stand up for peace, ceasefire, and an end to the Occupation in Israel/Palestine. The film interrogates what Jewish survival means in a difficult rapidly changing 21st century.
SABBATH QUEEN is directed and produced by Sandi DuBowski
Book SABBATH QUEEN in Your Community
As we continue our film festival screenings (65 and counting!) and theatrical release, you will be able to book Sabbath Queen screenings in your community starting in August. Fill out this form to bring Sabbath Queen to your university, synagogue, church, LGBTQ center, college, organization, high school, group, retreat, conference, etc.
Director Sandi DuBowski and Rabbi Amichai are available for speaking engagements at universities, colleges, high schools and other venues. If you would like me or us to come lead discussion and Q&A let us know. There is possibility to plan bigger programming as well.
Bring SABBATH QUEEN to Your Local Arthouse Theater
We are in the midst of an incredible and super successful audience-powered US and Canada theatrical release—40 theaters and
counting! You can bring Sabbath Queen to your arthouse cinema (the one that plays documentaries and independent films not the big chains!) Talk to your theater manager and ask them to tell the programmer to bring Sabbath Queen this March, April, May, June (Pride Month!), July. Email the theater and request Sabbath Queen comes to town.
Maybe I can even come to town and do Q&A! Let us know at hello@sabbathqueen.com.