SABBATH QUEEN opens in Los Angeles at various Laemmle locations from Thursday Dec 5 - Thursday Dec 12, 2024

Tickets here: https://www.laemmle.com/film/sabbath-queen

Special Events from Thursday Dec 5 - Thursday Dec 12

Thursday, Dec 5 at 7pm

Royal Theater — Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and Amy Ziering 
Award-winning investigative filmmaker and activist Amy Ziering is the woman behind the last decade’s most important films about sexual assault that have directly impacted American culture and politics. Ziering’s work is a lightning rod for conversation with lauded works such as The Invisible War, The Hunting Ground, The Bleeding Edge, On the Record, and Allen v. Farrow. Ziering is the recipient of countless prestigious awards including an Oscar nomination, two Emmy Awards, a Peabody, an Independent Spirit Award, a duPont-Columbia award, and the George Polk Award.

Friday, Dec 6 at 7:10pm

Royal Theater — Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and Gabe Dunn Gabe Dunn (he/they) is a New York Times bestselling author, writer and filmmaker living in Los Angeles. Gabe has served as a writer on Big Mouth (Netflix) and has developed original television pilots with MTV, 20th Century Fox, Freeform, FX and Netflix. Gabe is the host and creator of the podcast, Bad With Money where they have interviewed guests like Suze Orman, Roxane Gay, Andrew Yang, and Elizabeth Warren. A non-fiction book based on the podcast was published by Simon & Schuster in 2019 and went into three printings. He created and starred in the Audible Original series Apocalypse Untreated, and also co-hosts the Just Between Us and The Knew Guys podcasts. His short film Grindr Baby was named one of five Frameline Voices 2023 for emerging LGBTQ directors.

Saturday, Dec 7 at 7:10pm

Royal Theater — Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and protagonist Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie with journalist Jessica Yellin
Jessica Yellin, the founder of News Not Noise. For years, Yellin worked in network news at ABC, MSNBC, and CNN, where she was the Chief White House Correspondent.

Saturday, Dec 7, 4pm–5.45pm 

Sabbath Afternoon SoulSpa led by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie — recharge your ritual reality at this everybody-friendly, god-optional meditative & interactive spa-circle for body and soul, with an offering of grounding, gratitude, poetry and contemplative conversations to lift up healing and hope. Location in Sawtelle. RSVP here. 

Sunday, Dec 8, 10:30am–12:30pm

Sabbath Queen Editing Masterclass — with Francisco Bello ACE, Jeremy Stulberg ACE, Kristin Feeley, Sandi DuBowski, Brian Kates ACE

Hosted by Brian Kates ACE at the Laemmle Royal with Editors/Writers Francisco Bello ACE and Jeremy Stulberg ACE, Editor Kyle Crichton, and director Sandi DuBowski to discuss the process of crafting a longitudinal documentary two decades in the making. Moderated by Kristin Feeley,  Director, Documentary Film and Artist Programs, Sundance Institute. In association with Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, ADE, BIPOC Doc Editors, Karen Schmeer Editing Fellowship, Documentary Producers Alliance. RSVP here. 

Sunday, Dec 8 at 1:20pm

Royal Theater — Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski, protagonist Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, and Caroline Libresco. Presented by Jewish Story Partners.
Caroline Libresco is Co-Founder and Head of Granting and Programs of Jewish Story Partners. She is a leading film festival curator, producer, story advisor, and program strategist who recently wrapped nineteen years as a lead programmer at the Sundance Film Festival. Caroline is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where she serves on the Documentary Branch Executive Committee.

Sunday, Dec 8 at 7:10pm

Royal Theater — Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski, protagonist Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Rabbi Sharon Brous.
Rabbi Sharon Brous is the senior and founding rabbi of IKAR, author of The Amen Effect, who offered the invocation at the DNC and Women's March. She was named #1 on the Newsweek / The Daily Beast list of most influential Rabbis in America.

Monday, Dec 9 at 7pm

Laemmle Noho — Logan Hill moderates a discussion with director Sandi DuBowski and composer Joel Goodman about the score for Sabbath Queen
An Emmy-winner and four-time Emmy nominee known for a deeply nuanced sound filled with intricate subtleties, Goodman’s diverse body of work includes scores to over 150 films and television programs that have received 5 Oscar nominations, 30 Emmy awards and over 40 Emmy nominations. He has scored over 40 films for HBO and composed the Main Theme for the long-running and critically acclaimed PBS series American Experience.

Tuesday, Dec 10 at 7pm

Laemmle Glendale — Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and Damona Hoffman
Celebrity Dating Coach Damona Hoffman has been coaching singles on how to find love online and offline for over 15 years. Her articles appear regularly in The LA Times and The Washington Post. Plus, she’s a regular on-air contributor to The Drew Barrymore Show, NPR, and NBC’s Access Daily. Damona also starred in two A+E Networks’ TV shows: #BlackLove and A Question of Love. Her weekly podcast Dates & Mates has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Huff Post, Bustle and tops the charts in the Relationships category on the major podcast platforms.

Wednesday, Dec 11 at 4pm and 7pm

Laemmle Town Center in Encino — Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski at 4pm and Sandi DuBowski and Shana Cohen at 7pm 
Shana (she/her/hers) is Director of Major Gifts at Keshet. Shana is an accomplished fundraiser at Jewish nonprofits and a dedicated LGBTQ+ activist. Prior to rejoining the Keshet team, she served as the inaugural Chief Development Officer at JQ International and as a Major Gift Officer at Bend the Arc: Jewish Action. Grounded in the belief that communities with privilege must wield their resources for systemic change, Shana is committed to advancing racial and economic justice alongside queer liberation. She remains steadfast in her dedication to intersectional feminism and intentional community building. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Shana holds a Master’s in Social Policy and Practice and a BSW from Temple University, with a focus on improving healthcare access for LGBTQ+ individuals. 

Thursday, Dec 12 at 7pm

Laemmle Glendale — Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski, Ondi Timoner, and Sasha Perry
Ondi Timoner makes films about “impossible visionaries” - Last Flight Home, The New Americans, Mapplethorpe (with Matt Smith), Jungletown, We Live In Public, Dig! She has the rare distinction of being the only person to win the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance twice. She serves as the Chair of Nonfiction for Special Projects at the DGA, is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the WGA, the IDA, Film Fatales & Women in Film.

Sasha Perry is the Rabbinic Intern at Nefesh. Sasha is a white Trans/queer working-class Ashkenazi jew who organizes in earth/animal liberation spaces. They are a third-year Rabbinic student in the ALEPH Ordination Program and graduated in the first cohort of their Earth Based Judaism program. Sasha is a Tzedek Lab member, a former Jeremiah Fellow for social change, and 6-Points Artist Fellow.

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SABBATH QUEEN is held over at IFC Center in New York for a 3rd week!

Tickets are now on sale! Now playing five shows a day. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.ifccenter.com/films/sabbath-queen/