Orthodox filmmaker Rama Burshtein is a special case. Not only does she come from a community that frowns on film-watching — never mind film-making — but she has managed to create “Fill the Void,” a ...

JERUSALEM — Ultra-Orthodox Jews (called Haredi) do not watch television, let alone go to the cinema — at least not openly. Strict interpretation of the First Commandment — “Thou shall not make to ...

The film follows three Orthodox teenagers as they become more religious during their “gap years” in Israeli yeshivot, but their stories are filtered through Wexler’s own narrative of leaving Modern ...

Hundreds of billboards affirming the tsar's love for his empress have been welcomed by director of controversial film 'Matilda.' By Nick Holdsworth, Vladimir Kozlov Moscow Red Sqaure - H 2015 In the ...

The director says “93Queen" is the story of "proud Hasidic women challenging the status quo of their own community." (JTA) — Like many heavily Orthodox sections of Brooklyn, Borough Park has been ...

JERUSALEM – Like so many parents, Ori Gruder was grappling with how to talk to his 10-year-old son about sex. Being a member of Israel's ultra-Orthodox religious community, which tends to keep ...

Sandi Simcha DuBowski’s documentary about gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews already has opened some eyes. Now he hopes to change some minds. “Trembling Before G-d,” which was shown to much acclaim earlier ...

VENICE (Reuters) - Israeli director Rama Burshtein brings her own ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to the big screen in "Fill the Void", a film about a young bride torn between love and familial ...

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