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 ...

Editor’s Note: Simi Horwitz’s stories on the Orthodox world have been named a finalist in the prestigious Deadline Club awards. Read her complete story of Orthodox women filmmakers here. The Haredi ...

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 ...

"The Women's Balcony," a niche slice-of-life story, is finding unexpected success around the world. (JTA) — It’s safe to call the Israeli film “The Women’s Balcony” the opposite of a Hollywood ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Once it is established that professional boxer Dimitri Salita is also a practicing Orthodox Jew, Jason Hutt's journeyman docu, "Orthodox Stance," holds few surprises. Once it is established that ...

WILLIAMSTOWN -- Sandi DuBowski is a professional at turning "movies into movements." His film, "Trembling Before G-d," a documentary which follows the struggles of gays and lesbians who wish to retain ...

The tension between being homosexual and being accepted as an Orthodox Jew is at the center of an award-winning documentary scheduled to be shown as part of the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film. Even ...

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 ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — 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 ...