Punk Jews
USA, 2012, 60 minutes, Documentary
Directed by Jesse Zook Mann
Thursday, June 20, 2013
7:00 PM Doors
8:00 PM Punk Jews
9:00 PM Discussion and Q&A with Saul Sudin
Punk Jews is a documentary film that follows an underground Jewish community in New York City expressing their identity in unconventional ways that challenge stereotypes, break down barriers, and are doing so at any cost.
Profiling Hassidic punk rockers, Yiddish street performers, African-American Jewish activists and more, Punk Jews explores an emerging movement of provocateurs and committed Jews who are asking, each in his or her own way, what it means to be Jewish in the 21st century. Jewish artists, activists and musicians from diverse backgrounds and communities are defying norms and expressing their Jewish identities in unconventional ways. In the process, they are challenging stereotypes and breaking down barriers. Meet Yishai, lead singer of Moshiach Oi; Radical performance group, the Sukkos Mob; the renegade Orthodox participants of Cholent; the Amazing Amy Yoga Yenta; Kal Holczler, founder of Voices of Dignity; and African American Jewish hip hop sensation Y-Love.
The production of Punk Jews was completed following a successful Kickstarter campaign. Punk Jews has already established a major community following utilizing crowdfunding, social networking, and new media, as well as traditional community organizing tools. Festival and special screenings will both benefit from and contribute to the ever growing Punk Jews movement. www.punkjews.com | www.facebook.com/punkjews
Directed by Jesse Zook Mann
Produced by Evan Kleinman
Co-Produced by Alexander Emanuele and Saul Sudin
Edited by Alexander Emanuele
Saul Sudin is a writer and filmmaker advocating a new voice for Judaism in the movies. Recently he co-produced the documentary Punk Jews and directed Names, Not Numbers, which has been inducted into the National Library of Israel and the Yeshiva University Museum. He has been profiled in The New Yorker, The Huffington Post, and Haaretz and his films have been featured at the Museum of Fine Art – Boston and the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, among others. Saul received his BFA in Film from the Pratt Institute with a minor in Art History and was the recipient of the Outstanding Merit Award in Media Arts & Film. He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY with his wife, Elke with whom he founded Jewish Art Now, a resource for contemporary Jewish visual art and design.
See more at: www.saulsudin.com
