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Skirball Cultural Center

Film

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    Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009)

    Sunday, July 28, 1:00 pm

    Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze (director, Where the Wild Things Are) helm this deeply moving tribute to Maurice Sendak. Through his own words, personal photos, and illustrations, Sendak offers a rare, intimate, and unexpected look at his exceptional life as an author and illustrator.

    Featuring a post-screening discussion with Academy Award–winning filmmaker/co-director Spike Jonze; co-director Lance Bangs; and Lynn Caponera, Executive Director, The Maurice Sendak Foundation. 

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    A man with a large camera stands over Maurice Sendak at his desk displaying his illustrations.
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    Sabbath Queen (2024)

    Wednesday, September 18, 7:30 pm

    Twenty-one years in the making, Sabbath Queen follows Amichai Lau-Lavie’s journey from radical drag queen to influential Rabbi of a God-optional, artist-driven New York synagogue. A Q&A with Amichai and director Sandi DuBowski immediately follows the screening.

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    Amichai Lau-Lavie dressed as his drag character Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross dancing down a street at night with a crowd of musicians and party-goers.
Mother holding young daughter dancing and smiling outside during a festival

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