For over two decades, filmmaker Sandi Dubowski (Trembling Before G-d) followed Amichai Lau-Lavie — scion of a 38-generation dynasty of Orthodox rabbis, performance artist, queer activist, and founder of Lab/Shul — as he reimagined what it means to be both deeply Jewish and radically authentic. Sabbath Queen is a sweeping, intimate portrait of a man who refuses to choose between faith and freedom, gender and God, tradition and transformation.

Dubowski’s extraordinary access reveals Amichai’s transformation from rabbinical heir to drag-queen spiritual leader, queer parent, and prophet of inclusion. Through laughter, ritual, heartbreak, and reinvention, Sabbath Queen asks what Jewish survival looks like in the twenty-first century — and how one person’s courage to change can transform a community.

Already a sensation on the international festival circuit, Sabbath Queen has earned three major awards and four nominations, including top honors at the Miami Jewish Film Festival and Outfest. A film that dazzles the eyes, stirs the heart, and sanctifies Opening Night with equal parts divinity and drag.