The Rabbi Goes West (2019)
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Country:
USA
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Duration:
73 min
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Genre:
biography, social
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Director:
Amy Geller, Gerald Peary
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Producer:
Amy Geller
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Cast:
Chaim Bruk, Chavie Bruk, Francine Roston
About film
A documentary comedy about a Hasidic Rabbi who attempts to unite 2000 Jewish people across Montana, the area of which is 14 times the size of Israel. Chaim Bruk is a 34-year-old passionary Chabad Hasidic Rabbi, who takes his mission very seriously. His goal is to visit the home of every Jew in Montana and place a Kosher mezuzah at every front door. Along this challenging and emotional journey, Chaim encounters followers and critics alike. As he travels across the cloudless plains of the “The Treasure State,« he discovers frightening neo-Nazis and local Rabbis, reformists and conservatives alike.
Rewards and nominations
- Seattle Jewish Film Festival 2020 (USA) — Official Selection
- Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2020 (USA) — Official Selection
- Miami Jewish Film Festival 2020 — Official Selection
- 39th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival — World Premiere
Director
Gerald Peary is an American film critic, editor of the University Press of Mississippi, a former curator of the Harvard Film Archive, director, and actor. Peary successfully completed his Ph.D. dissertation, “The Rise of the American Gangster Film, 1913-1930.” Peary was a Fulbright Fellow in Belgrade, studying Yugoslavian film comedy. He was also a reviewer and columnist for the Boston Phoenix. Peary is married to Amy Geller, former artistic director of the Boston Jewish Film Festival. Gerald played in Andrew Bujalski’s acclaimed independent feature, Computer Chess (2013).
Along with
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Speaker:
Dmitry Aleshkovsky, Evgeny Goltsman
Along with
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Speaker:
Dmitry Aleshkovsky, Evgeny Goltsman
Trailer
Director
Gerald Peary is an American film critic, editor of the University Press of Mississippi, a former curator of the Harvard Film Archive, director, and actor. Peary successfully completed his Ph.D. dissertation, “The Rise of the American Gangster Film, 1913-1930.” Peary was a Fulbright Fellow in Belgrade, studying Yugoslavian film comedy. He was also a reviewer and columnist for the Boston Phoenix. Peary is married to Amy Geller, former artistic director of the Boston Jewish Film Festival. Gerald played in Andrew Bujalski’s acclaimed independent feature, Computer Chess (2013).
