Press List

There is so much incredible press coming out about Sabbath Queen. You can always leave your own review at LETTERBOXD.

We were incredibly honored to be named as one of The New York Times: “The Movies we’ve Loved since 2000…”

Sabbath Queen has 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes

The Hollywood Reporter–“‘Sabbath Queen’ Review: Awe-Inspiring Doc Examines the Life of a Radical Queer Rabbi” by Robyn Bahr‍ See also Robyn Bahr’s Top 10 Films of the Year

New York Times Critic’s Pick–‘Sabbath Queen’ Review: Capturing the Act of Questioning by Elisabeth Vicentelli

Deadline–‘Sabbath Queen’ Trailer: Award-Winning Documentary Follows Amichai Lau-Lavie’s Journey From “Radical Drag Queen” To Influential Rabbi by Matt Carey

Deadline–Clip Premiere–“Watch Clip From Tribeca Documentary ‘Sabbath Queen,’ About “Former Radical Drag Queen To Influental Rabbi” by Matt Carey

Film Quarterly–“A Conversation with Sandi DuBowski” with Amy Herzog

Filmmaker Magazine—“What Does It Mean to Translate Spirituality into Cinema?: Artist and Filmmaker Danielle Durchslag Interviews Sabbath Queen Director Sandi DuBowski”

Variety–"‘Sabbath Queen’ Creators Preach to the Choir About a Rabbi Who Performs Drag: ‘Choirs These Days Need a Lot of Preaching’” by Addie Moorfoot

New York Times–“6 New Documentaries Our Critics Are Talking About This Week”

The Forward–“Welcoming ‘Sabbath Queen,’ a new documentary about a rabbi who breaks all boundaries” by Jodi Rudoren

Documentary Magazine/Filmmaker Magazine–“A Shapeshifter in Constant Motion”: Sandi DuBowski Spent 21 Years Filming ‘Sabbath Queen’ by Lauren Wissot

Boston Globe–“Director Sandi DuBowski used 1,800 hours of footage to make ‘Sabbath Queen’” by Jeffrey Kelly

Indiewire–“‘Sabbath Queen’ Review: A Queer Rabbi Proffers an Alternative Judaism in Sandi DuBowski’s Ambitious Documentary” by Ryan Lattanzio

J. The Jewish News of Northern California–‘Sabbath Queen’ Follows Drag Rabbi Over Two Decades” by Eli Andrew Ramer

Haaretz–“'Pushing Boundaries': The Ex-yeshiva Boy Turned Drag Queen Behind New York’s 'God-optional' Shul” by Judy Maltz

Harvard Magazine–“Rabbi, Drag Queen, Film Star” by Tim Murphy

Times of Israel–“From Radical Drag Queen to Rabbi, Film Depicts Journey of a Jewish Law Breaker” by Renee Ghert-Zand 

Deutsche Welle–“Drag queen rabbi provokes with human message” by Elizabeth Grenier

8 Above with Jon Reiss–Case Study of Sabbath Queen with Sandi DuBowski

Inside the Arthouse–“Radical Drag Queen & Rabbi: Sabbath Queen Director Sandi DuBowski & A 21 Year Documentary Journey” with Greg Laemmle and Raphael Sbarge

Ted Hope–“5 Questions for Sabbath Queen’s Sandi DuBowski: “I did not listen to conventional wisdom, I followed my passion...”

Between the Lines/Gary Rosenblatt “Not Your Conventional ‘Sabbath Queen’”

Houston Chronicle–“‘Sabbath Queen’ documentary chronicles life of a Conservative rabbi who became a drag queen” by Jef Rouner

New Orleans Gambit–“Filmmaker Sandi DuBowski brings drag queen rabbi film ‘Sabbath Queen’ to New Orleans” by Will Coviello

Live Wire Radio with host Luke Burbank and Sandi DuBowski (at 33:00). Recorded live at The Tomorrow Theatre in Portland.

KALW Queer Power Hour by David Boyer with Sandi DuBowski

Next Best Picture–“Sabbath Queen” Dan Bayer “Was not expecting this to be the most vital documentary of the year” and Dan Bayer’s Next Best Picture podcast Interview with Sandi DuBowski

The Moveable Fest–“Tribeca 2024 Review: Faith Pays Off in Time for “Sabbath Queen,” a Riveting Religious Odyssey” by Stephen Saito

Miami New Times, “Sabbath Queen Tells the Unconventional Tale of a Gay Drag Queen Rabbi” by Trae DeLellis

Le Monde–“Gay Rabbi and Drag Queen: Amichai Lau-Lavie, an Extraordinary Jew” by Clémentine Goldszal

Hey Alma–“Amichai Lau-Lavie Is a ‘Drag Queen Rabbi”—And This Documentary Shows He’s Also So Much More” by Rosie Anfilogoff

Jewish Standard–"Blurring boundaries: Sabbath Queen, radical faerie, earnest rabbi–meet Amichai Lau-Lavie" by Joanne Palmer

Jewish Journal in Los Angeles, “‘Sabbath Queen’ Examines the Evolution of Artist to Rabbi” by Alan Zeitlin

DocWalks podcast by Keith Maitland (Tower, Dear Mr Brody) and Ben Steinbauer (Winnebago Man, Chop & Steele)–“Go To the Love with Sandi DuBowski”

The Revealer–“Making Good Jewish Trouble” by Helene Meyers

WALLA–“This documentary offers a new contract for Judaism. The crowd in New York went crazy for him” by Avner Shavit

WDET Detroit Public Radio, The Metro with Cary Junior II and Sam Corey– “‘Sabbath Queen’ asks whether traditions can be honored when they’re changed”

The 92 Report: Conversations with members of the Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1992. Hosted by Will Bachman

Amichai interview with Israeli journalist, political commentator and investigative reporter Raviv Drucker—program on Israel’s Reshet 1 (Hebrew). He was recently a producer on The Bibi Files.

Amichai on Guri Alfie and Galit Hugi, Israeli radio in the morning (Hebrew)

A feature on Amichai in YNet, “The rabbi who appeared as a drag queen: ‘My parents were warm, but they also welcomed me warmly’” (Hebrew)

Amichai on Liat Regev (Hebrew)

Amichai on Cultural Agent program on Kobi Meidan (Hebrew)

Amichai on Goel Pinto Show—“I hope that the film will open hearts and not close them.” (Hebrew)