SINAI
Synopsis
After centuries of trauma, a Jewish man decides he no longer wants to be Jewish anymore. But when neither a Rabbi nor a white supremacist accept his “resignation,” he seeks help from more magical sources…
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Film Information
From the Director
Director Statement
I made Sinai as a response to the constant barrage of antisemitism that every Jew experiences just by living. Post any picture of Jewish life, Jewish experience, Jewish anything online and there will be more than a few comments declaring you at fault for some unhinged conspiracy. Go to a synagogue and note that every single one has a security guard. Gather for a Jewish holiday, and eye every door and window — you never know when a madman is going to show up and wreak vengeance on whatever insane thing he’s read on Reddit.
It’s exhausting. It wears on the soul… and so, I made this: pulled straight from my somewhat tired, Ukrainian-Jewish refugee soul. I hope you enjoy.
Director Biography
Yuri Baranovsky is a writer and director who has written and directed a whole variety of things — from digital series for Disney, to darkly comedic films about breast cancer, to everything in-between.
