Filmed over 21 years, Sabbath Queen follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis including the Chief Rabbis of Israel. He is torn between rejecting and embracing his destiny and becomes a drag-queen rebel, a queer bio-dad, and the founder of Lab/Shul—an everybody-friendly, God-optional, artist-driven, pop-up experimental congregation. Sabbath Queen joins Amichai on a lifelong quest to creatively and radically reinvent religion and ritual, challenge patriarchy and supremacy, champion interfaith love, and stand up for peace. The film interrogates what Jewish survival means in a difficult rapidly changing 21st century.

After a World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and sold-out shows in New York, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, and the Bay Area, the critically acclaimed documentary Sabbath Queen comes for a Brooklyn Premiere for a special one-night-only screening at Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park. The evening will feature a post-screening filmmaker talkback with director and producer Sandi DuBowski and and Rebecca Guber, Founding Director of The Neighborhood and Former Director and Founder of Asylum Arts.

Following the screening and discussion, join us for celebratory drinks at the Nitehawk bar!