Trinidad: 1 film(s)
Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith
Stephen Z. Friedman & Antony Benjamin, USA, , 95m
New York PremiereFour families experience the difficulties of abandoning their traditions and embracing Judaism in this groundbreaking documentary. Subjects include former Messianic Jews in Colorado; a recent bat mitzvah whose admission to a Jewish high school is challenged; a single mother and U.S. Army reservist whose 10-year-old son is deeply conflicted over religious and filial allegiances; and a motivated Trinidadian nanny in New York. The 8:30 p.m. screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
Directors Antony Benjamin and Stephen Friedman, will be in attendance. The 8:30 p.m. screening will be followed by a panel discussion including Leslie Rawlins, Subject.
Mon Jan 25: 3:30pm
Mon Jan 25: 8:30pm
This year's New York Jewish Film Festival was selected by Rachel Chanoff, Independent Curator; Andrew Ingall, Assistant Curator, The Jewish Museum; Richard Peña, Program Director, The Film Society of Lincoln Center; Aviva Weintraub, Associate Curator and Director of the NYJFF, The Jewish Museum.
