The panel after the screening. Photo © Monika Lightstone
Quotes
Filmed over four years at a small French-Canadian Chabad seminary, “Shekinah” gives an unprecedented look at Hasidic women.
Renee Ghert-Zand, The Times of Israel
An eye-opening portrait of a misunderstood community, Neidik offers viewers a rare glimpse into a world that few outside of it understand and fewer still have ever penetrated.
Bill Brownstein, The Gazette
Amid gorgeous shots of Hasidim as they go about their daily lives, the film lets the women talk openly about their feelings… a crucial window into a community that is often deeply reluctant to let anyone deemed an outsider in.
Mathew Hays, The Globe and Mail
DAILIES
- Wednesday, October 30 – The Times of Israel – New documentary opens a hermetically closed world, article by Renee Ghert-Zand
READ → - Tuesday, October 29 – The Jewish Tribune – Film provides unprecedented access to world of young Chassidic women, article by Mike Cohen
READ → - Friday, October 25 – The Gazette – An eye-opening portrait of a misunderstood community, article by Bill Brownstein
READ → - Thursday, October 24 – The Globe and Mail – With Shekinah, filmmaker Abbey Neidik hopes to overcome Hasidic stereotypes, article by Mathew Hays
READ → - Thursday, October 24 – La Presse – Sous les draps, avec les orthodoxes, article by Jean‑Christophe Laurence
READ → - Thursday, October 24 – Journal Métro – Cette semaine, on craque pour: Shekinah – by Mathias Marchal
READ → - Thursday, October 24 – CTVM – Au Théâtre Outremont “Shekinah, the intimate life of Hasidic women”
- Saturday, October 19 – La Presse – Une rare incursion chez les hassidim, chronicle by Marc Cassivi
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TELEVISION
- Wednesday, October 23 – Radio-Canada TV – Interviews by Maxence Bilodeau for le Téléjournal (18:00 and 21:00)
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RADIO
- Friday, October 25 – CBC Day Break – Interview by Jeanette Kelly with Abbey Neidik
LISTEN TO → - Thursday, October 24 – Radio-Canada – Chronicle as part of Medium large with Catherine Perrin. A discussion about the film with Lise Ravary and Marianne Prairie.
LISTEN TO → - Wednesday, October 23 – CIBL FM – Critic by Andréanne Chevalier, as part of Escouade M (18:00)
LISTEN TO → - Wednesday, October 23 – Radio Shalom – Critic by Stanley Asher
- Thursday, October 17 – CIBL FM – Chronicle by Denise Kolta – as part of Catherine et Laurent (around 17:15)
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WEEKLIES
- Monday, October 21 – The Canadian Jewish News – Film presents Chassidic women’s attitude to intimacy, article by Janice Arnold
READ → - Friday, October 11 – The Suburban – New film Shekinah provides unprecedented access to world of young Chassidic women, article by Mike Cohen
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MONTHLIES
- Monday, October 28 – Cult Montreal – Shekinah explores the lives of Hasidic women, article by Kayla Marie Hillier
READ → - Monday, October 28 – EMSB Newsletter – Students impacted by film
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INTERNET
- Monday, May 19 – almemar.org – Shekinah Tackles Stereotypes about Hasidic Sex, article by Matthew Hays
READ → - Friday, May 16 – cadencemag.com – Opening Doors — An Interview with Abbey Jack Neidik of Shekinah, article by Asif Hameed
READ → - Friday, May 16 – alphasmagazine.com – Shekinah – The Intimate Life of Hasidic Women, article by Gilbert Seah
READ → - Friday, May 16 – FILMbutton.com – Review: Shekinah – The Intimate Life of Hasidic Women, article by Shael Stolberg
READ → - Tuesday, May 13 – torontonicity.com – Shekinah – The Intimate Life of Hasidic Women, article by Diana Condolo
READ → - Sunday, December 8 – ynet.co.il – Sex, God, and Videotape: Movie advocates, article by Tali Farkash
READ → - Wednesday, November 6 – bill613.com – Cinema Entertainment on Hasidic Women, article by Rachel Goldfish
READ → - Thursday, October 31 – jForum.fr – Shekinah: la féminité, pur reflet de la Présence de Dieu, adaptation by Marc Brzustowski
READ → - Thursday, October 24 – Radio-Canada.ca – Regard sur la vie intime des femmes hassidiques, as part of Medium large
READ → - Thursday, October 24 – Yahoo.com – Coup d’œil sur la vie hassidique
READ → - Thursday, October 24 – RCI Radio Canada International – Interviews by Margaux Ouimet with Anne-Marie Yvon
READ → - Wednesday, October 23 – Radio-Canada.ca – Shekinah: un documentaire sur la vie intime des femmes hassidiques
READ → - Monday, October 21 – bill613.com – Film about Chassidic girls and women premieres this thursday, article by Zvi Hershcovich
READ → - Wednesday, October 16 – topbuzzweb.com – Shekinah – La vie intime des femmes hassidiques, article by Myriam Huard
READ → - Wednesday, October 16 – PatWhite.com – Shekinah, the intimate life of Hasidic women, article by Myriam Huard
READ → - Monday, October 7 – abitoffthetop.com – A new Documentary explores the lives of Hasidic women, article by Gabe
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