Ultra-Orthodox Judaism in Film | Livestream Zoom

Course Description:

Ultra-Orthodox Judaism has long been surrounded by secrecy from within and intense curiosity from without. This course will focus on four films that present Ultra-Orthodox Jewish life from multiple perspectives. Critical, compassionate and profoundly humane, these films offer an expanded view of the complexities of living within and beyond the strictures of Ultra-Orthodox Judaism.

Our film selection includes two fiction feature films and two documentaries, from the US, Israel and the UK, including two films directed or written by women: "Disobedience" (Sebastián Lelio, 2017); "One of Us" (Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady, 2017); "The Women's Balcony" (Emil Ben-Shemon, 2016); and, "Kadosh" (Amos Gitai, 1999). We'll view these films on our own prior to class.