Press List

There is so much incredible press coming out about Sabbath Queen. You can always leave your own review at LETTERBOXD.

We were incredibly honored to be named as one of The New York Times: “The Movies we’ve Loved since 2000…”

  
KALW radio piece by David Boyer as part of Queer Power Hour

  
Times of Israel’s: “From Radical Drag Queen to Rabbi, Film Depicts Journey of a Jewish Law Breaker.” The article is followed by a stream of hateful comments...

  
Film Quarterly, “A Conversation with Sandi DuBowski” with Amy Herzog

  
Filmmaker Magazine—“What Does It Mean to Translate Spirituality into Cinema?”: Sabbath Queen Artist and Filmmaker Danielle Durchslag Interviews Sabbath Queen Director Sandi DuBowski

  
Miami New Times, “Sabbath Queen Tells the Unconventional Tale of a Gay Drag Queen Rabbi”

  
Amichai interview with Israeli journalist, political commentator and investigative reporter Raviv Drucker—program on Israel’s Reshet 1 (Hebrew). He was recently a producer on The Bibi Files.

  
Amichai on Guri Alfie and Galit Hugi, Israeli radio in the morning (Hebrew)

  
A feature on Amichai in YNet, "The rabbi who appeared as a drag queen: 'My parents were warm, but they also welcomed me warmly'" (Hebrew)

  
Amichai on Liat Regev (Hebrew)

  
Amichai on Cultural Agent program on Kobi Meidan (Hebrew)

  
Amichai on Goel Pinto Show—“I hope that the film will open hearts and not close them."

  
New York Times Critic's Pick-‘Sabbath Queen’ Review: Capturing the Act of Questioning

New York Times-"6 New Documentaries Our Critics Are Talking About This Week"

Indiewire-‘Sabbath Queen’ Review: A Queer Rabbi Proffers an Alternative Judaism in Sandi DuBowski’s Ambitious Documentary

Deadline-‘Sabbath Queen’ Trailer: Award-Winning Documentary Follows Amichai Lau-Lavie’s Journey From “Radical Drag Queen” To Influential Rabbi

Tablet - Welcoming the ‘Sabbath Queen’ - A new documentary traces the nontraditional spiritual journey of Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie

The Hollywood Reporter - “‘Sabbath Queen’ Review: Awe-Inspiring Doc Examines the Life of a Radical Queer Rabbi” by Robyn Bahr, June 10, 2024

  
Variety - "‘Sabbath Queen’ Creators Preach to the Choir About a Rabbi Who Performs Drag: ‘Choirs These Days Need a Lot of Preaching’" by Addie Moorfoot

Fox KTVU, San Francisco - "'Sabbath Queen' details decades long journey of Drag Queen turned radical Rabbi"

  
J Weekly - “S.F. Jewish Film Festival: ‘Sabbath Queen’ follows drag queen rabbi over two decades” by Eli Andrew Ramer, July 12, 2024

  
IndieWire | ScreenTalk - Audio: Discussed in “Tribeca Debuts Strong Documentaries as ‘Inside Out 2’ Saves the Box Office” by Ryan Lattanzio and Anne Thompson, June 21, 2024

*Please tune in at 7:01, "will be a topic of conversation throughout the year!"

  
Radio New Zealand - Interview with Sandi DuBowski with Emile Donovan

  
The Forward - “Welcoming ‘Sabbath Queen,’ a new documentary about a rabbi who breaks all boundaries” by Jodi Rudoren, June 14, 2024

  
Haaretz -“'Pushing Boundaries': The Ex-yeshiva Boy Turned Drag Queen Behind New York’s 'God-optional' Shul” by Judy Maltz, June 16, 2024

  
Documentary Magazine/Filmmaker Magazine - “A Shapeshifter in Constant Motion”: Sandi DuBowski Spent 21 Years Filming ‘Sabbath Queen’ by Lauren Wissot