BEAUTIFUL JEW – reflects on the infamous 17th Century Jewish Messiah Sabbatai Zevi, his apostasy to Islam and his incarnation as a used car salesman. The film was shot in Jerusalem, Nablus, Palestine, and in Alberta. Made prior September 11, the film is a kind of mutant Prairie baroque tale genetically engineered with a neo-Fassbinder sensibility and theatricality. Co-produced and co-created with the members of One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre. “Provocative. Winningly goofy work in which paradox is paramount and truth is always around the bend.”Ken Eisner, The Georgia Straight. Beautiful Jew —”… important, and seriously entertaining…unforgettable, challenging, enlightening & funny.” Katherine Monk, The Vancouver Sun
