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Thursday, July 17 MY FATHER MY LORD (Hofshat Kaits) 6:30 PM, Little Theatre David Volach, 2007, 73 min., Israel, Hebrew with subtitles Winner of Best Narrative film at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, MY FATHER MY LORD is a quiet, intense film of shattering power and dreamlike beauty. Filmmaker David Volach drew upon his upbringing as one of 19 children in an ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem family to create this tale of a revered rabbi's effort to impart his deep faith to his young son. Framed as a variation on the biblical stories of Job, and of Abraham and Isaac, this haunting drama features the brilliant Assi Dayan (son of Moshe) as a true believer forced to confront the limits of his faith. Back to FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE » |
"An art-house dream." Variety MY FATHER MY LORD... "A stunning debut film...meticulously accurate... written and directed by a classically trained Talmudist...heartbreaking...beautiful..." The Forward |