Upcoming Screenings

Sundance Film Festival 2025

January 23-30, 2025

with Sandi DuBowski

San Diego Jewish Film Festival

February 2, 2025

Q&A with Sandi DuBowski

Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

February 23, 2025

Cincinnati Mayerson JCC Jewish & Israeli Film Festival

February 25, 2025

Past Screenings

World Premiere of SABBATH QUEEN at Tribeca Film Festival in Documentary Competition, June 5-16, 2024

DC/DOX Film Festival, June 16, 2024

DOC EDGE New Zealand, June 27&30, 2024

SoulSpa with Rabbi Amichai and Shira Kline, July 27, 2024

West Coast Premiere, Closing Night of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival at The Palace of Fine Arts, July 28, 2024

2nd Screening, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Oakland, July 30, 2024

Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival, Sept 3, 2024

Los Angeles Premiere at Skirball Cultural Center, Sept 18, 2024

Nashville Film Festival, Sept 22, 2024

Milwaukee Film Dialogues Documentary Festival, Sept 26, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski

Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland, Oct 8-13, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski

Hamptons Film Festival, USA, Oct 13, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski

Rochester Image/Out Film Festival, Oct 16, 2024

Woodstock Film Festival, USA, Oct 17-18, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie

Bergen Film Festival, Norway, Oct 16-24, 2024

Meet me in the Messy Middle: Conversation in the Succah with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, Oct 17, 2024

Rome Film Fest, Italy, Oct 22-23, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski

Vermont International Film Festival, Oct 26, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski

Montclair Film Festival, Oct 27, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie moderated by Rabbi Jay Michaelson

DOK Leipzig, Oct 30-31, 2024, also November 2, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski

Denver Film Festival, Nov 2, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski

Virginia Film Festival, Nov 3, 2024

Jewish International Film Festival of Australia, Nov 5 – Dec 5, 2024
Sydney and Melbourne

Boston Jewish Film Festival, Nov 9, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie

Special Boston Sabbath Queen Feast on Nov 8 with Rabbi Amichai

Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, Nov 10, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie

Teaneck International Film Festival, Nov 10, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie

Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival, Nov 10, 2024
Q&A with EP Adrian Salpeter

Smith Rafael Film Center, Bay Area, Nov 11, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski

IDFA - Best of Fests, Nov 15-23, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie

QDOC - Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival, Nov 17, 2024
Q&A with EP Adrian Salpeter

UK Jewish Film Festival, London, Nov 17, 2024
Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie

Cucalorus Film Festival, Nov 21, 2024, Wilmington, NC

SABBATH QUEEN US theatrical release Friday, Nov 22 at IFC Center in New York!

Nov 22

Q&A after 1.30pm show with director Sandi DuBowski

Nov 22

A special Opening Night with OneTable – Q&A after 6.20pm show with director Sandi DuBowski and Rabbi Amichai – co-hosted by Judith Helfand, Rebecca Lichtenfeld, Susan Margolin + Jenni Wolfson

Nov 23

Q&A after 6.50pm show with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai and Rabbi Rachel Timoner

Nov 24

After the 11.15am show, a special SABBATH QUEEN Editing Masterclass with Editors and Writers Francisco Bello ACE and Jeremy Stulberg ACE, Editor Kyle Crichton and Director Sandi DuBowski to discuss the creative editing process of crafting a longitudinal documentary two decades in the making. Co-presented by The Alliance of Documentary Editors (ADE), The Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship, BIPOC DOC EDITORS, and The Documentary Producers Alliance (DPA). Tickets are free. 1.45-3.45pm.

Nov 24

Q&A after 4.20pm show with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai, and Kyra Sedgwick

Q&A after 6.50pm show with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai with Rev. Derrick McQueen and Rev. Brandan Robertson

Nov 25

Q&A after 6.50pm show with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai and Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering.

Nov 26

Q&A after 6.50pm show with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai and Krista Tippett, creator and host of On Being.

Nov 29 at 6.50pm
Show at IFC and offsite Q&A with Sandi DuBowski at Ernie's Bar at 76 West 3rd Street in the back.

Nov 30 at 6.50pm
Show at IFC and offsite Q&A with Sandi DuBowski and Rabbi Amichai at Ernie's Bar at 76 West 3rd Street in the back.

Dec 1 at 4.20pm
Show and Q&A at IFC with Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai and filmmaker and friend Ira Sachs, Founder of Queer|Art, supporting LGBTQ+ artists across disciplines and generations.

Dec 1 at 6.50pm
Show and Q&A at IFC with Libby Lenkinski, founder of Albi, a new fund, institute and lab that uses cultural vehicles to establish paradigm-shifting narratives by and about Palestinians and Jews. She is also VP for Public Engagement at NIF, which “advances liberal democracy, including freedom of speech and minority rights, and to fight the inequality, injustice and extremism that diminish Israel.”

Dec 2 at 6.50pm
Show at IFC and offsite Q&A with Sandi DuBowski at Ernie's Bar at 76 West 3rd Street in the back.

Dec 3 at 8.45pm
Show at IFC with Sandi DuBowski and Rabbi Amichai and Joey Soloway the American television creator, showrunner, director and writer who is especially known for creating, writing, executive producing and directing the Amazon original series Transparent.

Dec 4 at 6.50pm
Show at IFC and offsite Q&A with Sandi DuBowski at Ernie's Bar at 76 West 3rd Street in the back.

Jewish International Film Festival of Australia, Nov 5 - Dec 5, 2024
Sydney and Melbourne

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.

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.

Dec 7, 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.

Dec 7, 4–5.45pm

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Premieres

Dec 29-31, 2024

Q&A with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Sandi DuBowski - Rabbi Benny Lau, Amichai’s Orthodox brother featured in the film will join us for Jerusalem Premiere Q&A.

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Jan 4-9, 2025

Q&A with Sandi DuBowski

Jan 10, 2025

Rialto Cinemas, Elmwood, Berkeley - 10:30 am

Q&A with Director Sandi DuBowski

Roxie Theater, San Francisco - 6:20 pm

Q&A with Director Sandi DuBowski & Sasha Goldberg

Jan 11, 2025

Rialto Cinemas, Elmwood, Berkeley - 10:30 am

Q&A with Director Sandi DuBowski & filmmaker Jenni Olson

Roxie Theater, San Francisco - 3:45 pm