Radical Drag Queen & Rabbi : Sabbath Queen Director Sandi Dubowski & HIs 21 Year Documentary Journey

Some stories take time to unfold. For filmmaker Sandi DuBowski, it took over two decades to tell the story at the heart of his deeply personal and wildly compelling new documentary, SABBATH QUEEN—a film 21 years in the making.

Following up on his groundbreaking 2001 documentary Trembling Before G-d, DuBowski returns with SABBATH QUEEN, which chronicles the life of Amichai Lau-Lavie—the flamboyant, radically honest, spiritually complex drag persona Haddassah Gold. Lau-Lavie, a descendant of Holocaust survivors and nephew of Israel’s Chief Rabbi, breaks away from religious orthodoxy to forge a new, inclusive vision of what it means to be Jewish.

🎬 NYT Critics Pick
📍 Sold-out screenings in NYC
🌈 A drag queen rabbi challenging Jewish tradition
🕊️ A universal story about faith, identity, and transformation

As the film opens in Los Angeles and expands to arthouses across the U.S., INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE welcomes DuBowski for an intimate conversation about:

The 21-year filmmaking process behind SABBATH QUEEN

How drag, religion, and performance intersect

The power of film to bridge divides in fractured times

Why Amichai’s story speaks to everyone—regardless of faith, gender, or background

If you care about bold documentaries, spiritual exploration, or identity-defining storytelling, this episode is a must-listen.

@laemmle @insideTheArthouse @officialRaphaelSbarge

Sabbath Queen documentary, Sandi DuBowski interview, Amichai Lau-Lavie drag rabbi, Jewish LGBTQ documentary, Trembling Before God film, drag and religion film, faith identity documentary, NYT Critics Pick Sabbath Queen, new Jewish films 2024, documentary filmmaking podcast, queer spirituality, Inside the Arthouse podcast, Jewish cinema 2024, Sundance-level documentaries, 2024 queer documentaries, arthouse film podcast

#SabbathQueen #SandiDuBowski #AmichaiLauLavie #DragAndFaith#QueerCinema #JewishDocumentary #InsideTheArthouse #IndependentDocumentary #LGBTQFilm #NYTCriticsPick #SpiritualCinema #JewishLGBTQ #TremblingBeforeGd #ArthouseFilm#DocumentaryPodcast #IdentityAndFaith

#arthouse #arthouseFilm #UpperWestSide #NewYork @laemmle #BehindTheScenes #FilmDiscussion #MovieReview #NewReleases #NewFilmReleases #FilmLovers #Cinema #MoviePodcast #GregLaemmle #RaphaelSbarge #LaemmleTheatres #FilmDistribution #MovieIndustry #FilmBusiness Video Podcast Independent Film / Indie Film Arthouse Film / Arthouse Movie Film Lovers / Cinema New Movie Releases / New Film Releases Repertory Cinema / Classic Films / Classic Movies Filmmaker Interviews / Filmmakers (Directors, Writers, Producers) Film Distributors / Film Distribution Movie Industry / Film Business / Movie Business Behind-the-Scenes Insights Film Discussion / Movie Reviews / Film Analysis Greg Laemmle / Raphael Sbarge Laemmle Theatres
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices