Interview With "Sabbath Queen" Director Sandi Simcha Dubowski

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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"Sabbath Queen" had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, where it received positive reviews for its telling of an ex-Orthodox rabbi who embarks on a remarkable 21-year personal journey embracing life as a drag queen. Director Sandi Simcha Dubowski was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to watch digitally and is up for your consideration at the 97th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature Film. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.1	with the director of the documentary film Sabbath Queen, Sandy Dabowski.
0:54.6	I'm Amah Mikai.
0:56.2	I broke the law.
1:01.2	According to a family story, I descend from 38 consecutive generations of rabbis.
1:07.6	My grandfather, who died so brutally.
1:10.8	My uncle, the chief rabbi of Israel, I feel sorrow
1:14.3	for a Jew who doesn't follow tradition. In my early 20s, I was publicly outed and I did not give my
1:23.2	consent. I came to New York in 1997. I discovered a way to be really who I am. I've created
1:33.0	this fictitious character. The Sabbath queen is almost in the house. This is a fairytale,
1:41.0	but it's from the Bible. So it is true. Welcome everyone to the next best picture podcast, where we are talking with Sandy Dubowski, the director of Sabbath Queen. Sandy, thank you so much for joining us today. Thank you so much. I'm live here at Infa in Amsterdam. Like, while my film's screening, awaiting my Q&A.
2:03.8	It's the most exciting time. I love it.
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