Trembling Before G-d (2001)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 34min
- Documentary
- 06 Dec 2001 (Israel)
- Movie
A cinematic portrait of various gay Orthodox Jews who struggle to reconcile their faith and their sexual orientation.
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Awards:
- 8 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
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Shlomo Ashkinazy | ... |
Self - Psychotherapist
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Steve Greenberg | ... |
Self
(as Rabbi Steve Greenberg)
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Nathan Lopes Cardozo | ... |
Self
(as Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo)
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Naomi Mark | ... |
Self - Psychotherapist
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Shlomo Riskin | ... |
Self
(as Rabbi Shlomo Riskin)
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Yaakov Meir Weil | ... |
Self - Psychiatrist
(as Dr. Yaakov Meir Weil)
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Directed by
| Sandi Simcha Dubowski | ||
Produced by
| Sandi Simcha Dubowski | ... | producer |
| Philippa Kowarsky | ... | co-producer |
| Marc Smolowitz | ... | producer |
| James Velaise | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| John Zorn | ||
Cinematography by
| David W. Leitner | ||
Editing by
| Susan Korda | ||
Editorial Department
| David Baum | ... | assistant editor |
| David Beatrice | ... | post-production assistant |
| Johathan Berman | ... | post-production assistant |
| Yaël Bitton | ... | assistant editor (as Yael Bitton) |
| Ron Demartin | ... | post-production assistant |
| Lizzie Donahue | ... | assistant editor |
| David Ebmeier | ... | post-production assistant |
| Akiko Iwakawa-Grieve | ... | assistant editor (as Akiko Iwakawa) |
| John Johnson | ... | post-production assistant |
| Egon Kirincic | ... | on-line editor |
| Monte Matteotti | ... | post-production assistant |
| Johanna Prenner | ... | commissioning editor |
| Jill Silverman | ... | post-production assistant |
| Julisa Sorvino-Castro | ... | post-production assistant |
| Aljernon Tunsil | ... | assistant editor |
Production Management
| Lizzie Donahue | ... | post-production supervisor |
Art Department
| Shlomo Ashkinazy | ... | props |
| Pascal Willi | ... | graphic designer (as Pascale Willi) |
Sound Department
| Thom 'Coach' Ehle | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Lora Hirschberg | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Judy Karp | ... | additional sound recordist |
| Claudia Katayanagi | ... | additional sound recordist |
| Glenn Kiser | ... | post production sound services: Skywalker Sound |
| John Mardesich | ... | post production sound services: Skywalker Sound |
| Alex Noyes | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Stephen P. Robinson | ... | additional sound recordist (as Steve Robinson) |
| David Roche | ... | additional sound recordist |
| Bill Seery | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Peter Toole | ... | additional sound recordist |
| Lora Hirschberg | ... | sound editor (uncredited) / sound mixer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Nily Aslan | ... | additional cinematographer: Israel (as Nili Aslan) |
| Adam Bailey | ... | additional camera |
| Robert Bennett | ... | additional camera |
| Yaël Bitton | ... | camera assistant (as Yael Bitton) |
| Sandra Chandler | ... | additional cinematographer: USA |
| Mik Cribben | ... | additional cinematographer: USA |
| Jim Denault | ... | additional director of photography: New York |
| Noski Deville | ... | additional cinematographer: UK |
| Liz Dory | ... | additional camera |
| Ken Druckerman | ... | additional cinematographer: USA |
| Sandi Simcha Dubowski | ... | additional cinematographer: USA, UK, Israel (as Sandi Dubowski) |
| Issa Freij | ... | additional cinematographer: Israel |
| Kirsten Johnson | ... | additional cinematographer: USA |
| Gerald Jones | ... | additional camera |
| Kevin Keating | ... | additional cinematographer: USA |
| Karen Kramer | ... | additional cinematographer: USA |
| Jennifer Lane | ... | additional cinematographer: USA |
| David W. Leitner | ... | additional cinematographer: USA (as David Leitner) |
| Jack Louth | ... | set photographer |
| Marcia Machado | ... | additional camera |
| Jackie Matithau | ... | additional cinematographer: Israel |
| Yoram Millo | ... | additional cinematographer: Israel (as Yoram Milo) |
| Michael Pearlman | ... | additional camera |
| Marie Pedersen | ... | additional cinematographer: USA (as Marie Pederson) |
| Itzik Portal | ... | additional cinematographer: Israel (as Yitzhak Portal) |
| Avigail Sperber | ... | additional cinematographer: Israel (as Abigail Sperber) |
| Benjamin P. Speth | ... | additional cinematographer: USA (as Ben Speth) |
| Amy Steiner | ... | set photographer |
| Chloë Stewart | ... | additional camera (as Chloe Stewart) |
| Shiri Vilk | ... | additional camera (as Shiri Wilk) |
| Maggie Warwick | ... | additional camera |
| Fawn Yacker | ... | additional cinematographer: USA |
| Andrew Yarme | ... | additional cinematographer: USA |
| Chris Carr | ... | camera operator: documentary segment (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Shlomo Ashkinazy | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Carol Sue Baker | ... | music supervisor (as Carole Sue Baker) |
| Jon L. Fine | ... | music supervisor |
| Frank London | ... | music consultant |
| Lorin Sklamberg | ... | music consultant |
Additional Crew
| Benton Bainbridge | ... | tape-to-film transfer |
| Lynn Bernard | ... | transcriber |
| Sagheer Bin Faiz | ... | production assistant |
| Alexander Bing | ... | production assistant (as Alex Bing) |
| Yaël Bitton | ... | production coordinator (as Yael Bitton) |
| Suzanne Bultmeyer | ... | production assistant |
| Andrew Capelli | ... | title designer |
| Elaine Chapnik | ... | transcriber |
| Ari Chesir | ... | production assistant |
| Maya O. Cohen | ... | production assistant (as Maya Cohen) |
| Eugene Corey | ... | transcriber |
| Erin Edmison | ... | production assistant |
| Thomas Edmon | ... | tape-to-film transfer (as Tom Edmon) |
| Dana Friedman | ... | technology consultant |
| Alexander Georges | ... | production assistant |
| Caroline Ghienne | ... | production assistant (as Caroline Ghiennes) |
| Steve Goldstein | ... | production assistant |
| John Grauwiler | ... | production assistant |
| Yaffa Grinblatt | ... | production assistant |
| Malachi Handler | ... | production assistant |
| David Harris | ... | production assistant |
| Avram Heilman | ... | production assistant |
| Lawrence Inglee | ... | production assistant |
| Nurit Jacob-Yinon | ... | production assistant (as Nurit Jacobs) |
| Susan Korda | ... | creative collaborator |
| Claudia Cala Levin | ... | archival researcher: Israel |
| Avital Levy | ... | production assistant |
| Robert Luttrell | ... | tape-to-film transfer |
| Tara Mateik | ... | production assistant |
| Astrid Menze | ... | production assistant |
| Ileana Montalvo | ... | transcriber |
| Saul Nachshen | ... | production assistant (as Saul Nachsen) |
| Yigal Nizri | ... | production assistant |
| Pat O'Brien | ... | additional legal services |
| Eugene Patron | ... | production assistant |
| Nathalie Petersen | ... | production assistant |
| Sharon Roling | ... | production coordinator |
| Janelle Rothenberg | ... | production assistant |
| Dan Schmeltzer | ... | production assistant |
| Kris Schumacher | ... | tape-to-film transfer |
| Sara Scully | ... | production assistant |
| Robert L. Seigel | ... | production counsel |
| Michal Shemesh | ... | transcriber |
| Nike Silberstein | ... | production assistant |
| Eric Solstein | ... | tape-to-film transfer |
| Alexandra Stoll | ... | lead transcriber |
| Kelly Stupple | ... | production assistant |
| Heather Tenzer | ... | production assistant |
| Pieter Valk | ... | production assistant |
| Daniel Wagner | ... | production assistant |
| Micha Wald | ... | production assistant |
| David Boone Wilson | ... | production assistant (as David Wilson) |
| Owen Wolf | ... | production assistant |
| Danny Wool | ... | production coordinator |
Thanks
| Mindy Affrime | ... | special thanks |
| Jonathan Berman | ... | thanks |
| Lynda Hansen | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Mongrel Media (Canada)
- New Yorker Films (United States)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Mercer Street Sound (post production sound services)
- Skywalker Sound (post production sound services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Built around intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays a group of people who face a profound dilemma - how to reconcile their passionate love of Judaism and the Divine with the drastic Biblical prohibitions that forbids homosexuality. Written by up and out |
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| Taglines | The hidden lives of gay and lesbian Orthodox and Hasidic Jews. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | 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 the documents on which the name would be treated outside of their presences. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Trembling Before G-d/Midori (2002). See more » |
| Quotes |
Rabbie Meir Fund:
...so the Jew who is gay by choice... work like mad to overcome it... a Jew who is, as we might say, wall-to-wall gay... I will hold his hand, figuratively... and do the best I can to give him strength to serve G-d. See more » |