Maine Jewish Film Festival 2010 Films - Leaving the Fold

Director: Eric R. Scott
Country: Canada, 2008, Documentary
Duration: 52 Min
Language: English

Leaving The Fold is a documentary, which tells the story of five young people born and raised within the ultra-Orthodox Jewish world who no longer wish to remain on the inside. As children they grew up in a closed society where deviation from the rules of conduct is often punishable by ostracism, intimidation or worse. As young adults they pay a steep price for abandoning their parents and community to seek the freedom to make their own choices. From the Hasidic enclaves of Montreal, Brooklyn and Jerusalem come stories of conflict, coercion and struggle.

In person: Director, Eric Scott

Category:

Film & Animation

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• jewish
• film festival
• maine jewish film festival
• mjff
• 2010
• leaving
• the
• fold