Trembling Before G-d
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Sundance Film Festival—Grand Jury Prize Nominee L.A. Outfest―Grand Jury Award, Outstanding Documentary Feature |
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“A remarkable film, for thoughtful people of all beliefs.”—Globe and Mail
This profoundly moving (and surprisingly upbeat) documentary chronicles the struggle of gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews to reconcile their faith with their sexuality. The achingly beautiful score is by composer John Zorn.
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Trembling Before G-d (2001) is a documentary film about gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews trying to reconcile their sexuality with their faith. It was directed by Sandi Simcha DuBowski, an American who wanted to compare orthodox attitudes to homosexuality with his own upbringing as a gay Conservative Jew. The film won several awards, including the Teddy Award for best documentary film at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival, as well as best documentary at the 2001 Chicago International Film Festival and the 2003 GLAAD Media Awards.
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The spelling of the last word in this movie's title comes from the Jewish tradition of treating any written representation of the name of God with respect, and not writing it on any document that might be treated carelessly or accidentally or deliberately defaced, destroyed, or erased (a longstanding Rabbinical interpretation of Deuteronomy 12:3). Since this movie, like most, had posters, sales materials, contractual paperwork, DVD covers, and other ephemera with its title on them go out into public hands, the filmmakers used the G-d spelling out of respect and recognition that there was no way to know how...
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