City of Joel
Year: 2018
Country:
United States
Language:
English, Yiddish
Run Time:
83 minutes
Fifty miles north of New York City, in the town of Monroe, lies Kiryas Joel—a 1.1 square-mile community, home to nearly 25,000 Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jews. The village was first established as a safe haven for Holocaust survivors who immigrated to the U.S. after the war. Since then, Kiryas Joel has thrived and expanded. A growing population and the high demand for housing have led to an annexation proposal of 507 additional acres of land. But for the rest of the Monroe community, many of whom moved to the town to get closer to nature, the encroaching Kiryas Joel is bad news. An opposition group, United Monroe, is gaining support to limit further development of the Hasidic community. But when anti-Semitism, fear, and an “us vs. them” mentality come into play, things have the potential to get ugly. A documentary with incredible access to both sides, CITY OF JOEL tells the fascinating story of a modern day turf war—and the complex issues that arise when cultures collide. (In English and Yiddish with subtitles) —G.S.
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Director
Jesse Sweet
Jesse Sweet is an Emmy-award winning documentary director and producer whose work includes CNN’s Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain, Showtime’s Years of Living Dangerously, and PBS Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Filmography
CITY OF JOEL (2018)
Producers
Jesse Sweet, Frederico Rosenzvit, Hannah Olson
Cinematography
Lucian Read
Editing
Amanda Larson, Federico Rosenzvit
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