UNORTHODOX
Date:
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Time:
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location:
Washington DCJCC
1529 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
UNORTHODOX - Tuesday, May 20, 7:30pm
Dir. Anna Wexler (90min, USA, 2013)
In English and Hebrew with English Subtitles
Documentary
At sixteen, Anna Wexler had broken away from her Orthodox Jewish community in New Jersey, rejecting its religious doctrine and social restrictions, and severing ties to her family. She ran away from home, slept on the streets, and experimented with sex and drugs alongside friends who had also left the Orthodox world.
However, after studying in Israel, her friends had a change of heart and returned to the fold. Feeling betrayed, Anna launches a quest to understand their transformation by following three rebellious Jewish teenagers in their yearlong rite-of-passage journey from high school to Israel. As Anna follows the characters, she confronts difficult truths about belief and happiness, and is forced to reckon with her past.
Director Anna Wexler will introduce the film and participate in a Q&A.
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