Within Brooklyn’s ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son. A tender drama performed entirely in Yiddish, the film intimately explores the nature of faith and the price of parenthood.
Menashe
Menashe
58th TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Joshua Z Weinstein
- Script: Joshua Z Weinstein, Alex Lipschultz, Musa Syeed
- Cinematography: Yoni Brook, Joshua Z Weinstein
- Editing: Scott Cummings
- Music: Aaron Martin, Dag Rosenqvi
- Actors: Menashe Lustig, Joshua Z Weinstein
- Production: Shtick Film
- Producers: Alex Lipschultz, Traci Carlson, Joshua Z Weinstein Daniel Finkelman Yoni Brook
- Co-production: Where's Eve, Autumn Productions, Sparks Productions, Green Productions
- Executive producer: Adam Margules, Danelle Eliav, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus 
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: USA, Israel
- Production Year: 2016
- Duration: 81'
- Distribution in Greece: Neo Films
- Contact: Mongrel International
Joshua Z Weinstein
He was born in 1983 in New York City, USA. He studied film at Boston University. In addition to directing his own films, he also works as a director of photography. Following three documentaries, Menashe is his first full-length feature film.
Filmography
2008 Flying On One Engine
2012 Drivers Wanted
2017 Menashe
