Castles in the Sky (2023)
Filmmaker and professor Pearl Gluck’s provocative latest dramatic short film centers on Malke, a Holocaust survivor and sex-ed teacher who has been leading a secret life for decades: performing slam poetry on the Lower East Side. Castles in the Sky features commanding performances from actor Lynn Cohen, who died in 2020, and poet Venus Thrash, who died in 2021.
Director: Pearl Gluck
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Lynn Cohen as Malkeh |
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Shoshana Berger as Chicken Koshering Class |
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Chana Horowitz as Chicken Koshering Class |
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Esther Mandel as Chicken Koshering Class |
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Shani Mendelevitch as Chicken Koshering Class |
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Emily Seiff as Chicken Koshering Class |
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Bee Weisberger as Chicken Koshering Class |
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Nico Weisberger as Chicken Koshering Class |
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Sarah Chany Rosenberg as Wigmaker |
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M Miller as Women's Ethics Sermon |
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Melissa Weisz as Shayndi |
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Audrey Lang as Bride Class |
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Arielle Beth Klein as Bride Class |
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Breiny Scheinert as Bride Class |
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Morgan Seiff as Bride Class |
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Brooke Sabel as Underwater Ritual Bathers |
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Dawn Chase as Underwater Ritual Bathers |
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Malky Goldman as Underwater Ritual Bathers |
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Matthew Kohn as Slam Poet 1 |
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Rebecca Kush as Slam Poet 2 |
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Malky Goldman as Blimi |
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Julia Spicher Kasdorf as Slam Poet 3 |
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Rivky Weinberger as Groom's Mother |
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Deborah Kahan Kolb as Bride's Mother |
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Lili Rosen as Yiddish Jokers |
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Pesach Eisen as Yiddish Jokers |
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Yossi Weinberger as Yiddish Jokers |
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Venus Thrash as Slam Poetry Host |
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Everton Sylvester as Slam Poet 4 |
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Ron Cohen as Abe, Bar Owner |
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Adam Margules as Journalist |
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Luzer Twersky as Yankel (Jacob) Cohen |
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Shaindy Weichman as 30-Year-Old Woman |
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Esther Hoffman as Slam Poet 5 |
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Renita Thomas-Franklin as The Rob & ReRe Show |
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Robert Richards as The Rob & ReRe Show |
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Yermiyahu Ahron Taub as Callers |
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Jonathan Berman as Callers |
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Lulu Guerrero as Callers |
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Kevin Hagopian as Callers |
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Cynthia Mazzant as Callers |
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Walter Middlebrook as Callers |
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Jack Shmulowitz as Callers |
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Jacinta Bowen as Slam Poetry Extras |
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David Ogrodowski as Slam Poetry Extras |
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Dominika Brice as Slam Poetry Extras |
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Chaya Amor as Slam Poetry Extras |
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Isabella Kalish as Slam Poetry Extras |
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Celia A Nightingale as Slam Poetry Extras |
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Orion Rodriguez as Slam Poetry Extras |
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Morgan Seiff as Slam Poetry Extras |
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Eli Tapuchi as Slam Poetry Extras |
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Dustin Moser as Bartender |
| Directing | Pearl Gluck | Director |
| Crew | Venus Thrash | In Memory Of |
| Writing | Pearl Gluck | Writer |
| Editing | Kristan Sprague | Additional Editing |
| Production | David Steck | Producer |
| Production | Jon Litt | Line Producer |
| Writing | Malky Goldman | Writer |
| Writing | Yermiyahu Ahron Taub | Writer |
| Camera | Leland Krane | Director of Photography |
| Production | Morgan Seiff | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Adam Gonzalez | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Venus Thrash | Poem |
| Directing | Thaddeus 'Self' Williams | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Matt Kohn | Poem |
| Crew | Everton Sylvester | Poem |
| Production | Daniel Finkelman | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Alvin Adadevoh | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chana Horowitz | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Celia A Nightingale | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Lynn Cohen | In Memory Of |
| Crew | Julia Spicher Kasdorf | Poem |
| Crew | Leland Krane | Cinematography |
| Crew | Esther Hoffman | Poem |
| Directing | Sawyer Purman | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Malke Feldman | In Memory Of |
| Directing | Quentin Smith | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jon Levi | Additional Camera |
| Art | Emily Laird | Props |
| Art | Chaya Amor | Art Direction |
| Directing | Joshua Williams | First Assistant Director |
| Production | David Steck | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Frank London | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Yermiyahu Ahron Taub | Poem |
| Crew | Paul Mendoza | Poem |
| Camera | Michael "Moose" Belardi | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Elias Morales | Key Grip |
| Art | Orion Rodriguez | Swing |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Cruz | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Adam Margules | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Steven Tong | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Ben Anderson | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Ian Herman | Gaffer |
| Art | Adrian Wong | Swing |
| Production | Bronson Christian | Production Assistant |
| Production | Daniel Finkelman | Producer |
| Art | Dustin Moser | Set Designer |
| Camera | Orion Rodriguez | Additional Camera |
| Editing | Edan Sasson | Colorist |
| Writing | Luzer Twersky | Writer |
| Art | Rafael M. Adalfio | Swing |
| Costume & Make-Up | Krystle Feher | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | Abby Tarpey | Post Production Assistant |
| Crew | WU Hsuan-wei | Post Production Assistant |
| Crew | Yermiyahu Ahron Taub | Translator |
| Production | Isabella Kalish | Production Assistant |
| Art | Jessica Snyder | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Dominika Brice | Production Assistant |
| Production | Will Jellicorse | Production Assistant |
| Art | Charlie Lewin | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Micah Levin | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Jacinta Bowen | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Karen Shatz | Legal Services |
| Sound | Tom Hambleton | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tom Hambleton | Sound Designer |
