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Castles in the Sky

0 %|Jan 18, 2023|Drama

Filmmaker and professor Pearl Gluck’s provocative latest dramatic short film centers on Malke, a Holocaust survivor and sex-ed teacher who has been leading a secret life for decades: performing slam poetry on the Lower East Side. Castles in the Sky features commanding performances from actor Lynn Cohen, who died in 2020, and poet Venus Thrash, who died in 2021.

Featured Crew

Pearl Gluck
Director
Venus Thrash
In Memory Of
Pearl Gluck
Writer
Kristan Sprague
Additional Editing
David Steck
Producer
Jon Litt
Line Producer
Malky Goldman
Writer
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Writer

Cast

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Shoshana Berger
Chicken Koshering Class
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Chana Horowitz
Chicken Koshering Class
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Esther Mandel
Chicken Koshering Class
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Shani Mendelevitch
Chicken Koshering Class
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Emily Seiff
Chicken Koshering Class
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Bee Weisberger
Chicken Koshering Class
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Nico Weisberger
Chicken Koshering Class
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M Miller
Women's Ethics Sermon
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Audrey Lang
Bride Class
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Breiny Scheinert
Bride Class
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Morgan Seiff
Bride Class
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Brooke Sabel
Underwater Ritual Bathers
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Dawn Chase
Underwater Ritual Bathers
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Malky Goldman
Underwater Ritual Bathers
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Matthew Kohn
Slam Poet 1
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Rebecca Kush
Slam Poet 2
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Rivky Weinberger
Groom's Mother
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Deborah Kahan Kolb
Bride's Mother
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Lili Rosen
Yiddish Jokers
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Pesach Eisen
Yiddish Jokers
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Yossi Weinberger
Yiddish Jokers
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Venus Thrash
Slam Poetry Host
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Ron Cohen
Abe, Bar Owner
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Adam Margules
Journalist
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Luzer Twersky
Yankel (Jacob) Cohen
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Shaindy Weichman
30-Year-Old Woman
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Esther Hoffman
Slam Poet 5
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Renita Thomas-Franklin
The Rob & ReRe Show
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Robert Richards
The Rob & ReRe Show
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Jacinta Bowen
Slam Poetry Extras
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David Ogrodowski
Slam Poetry Extras
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Dominika Brice
Slam Poetry Extras
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Chaya Amor
Slam Poetry Extras
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Isabella Kalish
Slam Poetry Extras
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Celia A Nightingale
Slam Poetry Extras
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Orion Rodriguez
Slam Poetry Extras
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Morgan Seiff
Slam Poetry Extras
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Eli Tapuchi
Slam Poetry Extras
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Dustin Moser
Bartender