Treyf (1998)
TREYF —“unkosher” in Yiddish— is an unorthodox documentary by and about two Jewish lesbians who met and fell in love at a Passover “seder”. With personal narration, real and imagined educational films, and haunting imagery, filmmakers Alisa Lebow and Cynthia Madansky examine the Jewish identity of their upbringings and its impact on their lives.
Directors: Cynthia Madansky, Alisa Lebow.
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Alisa Lebow as |
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Cynthia Madansky as |
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Molly Ahern as Bat Mitzvah Girl |
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Felice Shays as Woman on the Beach |
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Melanie Kaye as |
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Fran Drescher as |
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Risa Denenberg as |
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Tamara Cohen as |
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Lexa Rosean as |
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Madeleine Remez as |
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Eve Oishi as |
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Karen D. Friedman as |
| Directing | Cynthia Madansky | Director |
| Lighting | Michael Green | Gaffer |
| Production | Alisa Lebow | Producer |
| Production | Cynthia Madansky | Producer |
| Writing | Cynthia Madansky | Writer |
| Sound | Mike Fay | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Alisa Lebow | Director |
| Directing | Lori E. Seid | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Sharon Hayes | Electrician |
| Camera | Vivian Selbo | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Will Ralston | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Ruth Sergel | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Alisa Lebow | Writer |
| Art | Deena Lebow | Art Direction |
| Camera | Brad Wolfley | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Alisa Lebow | Editor |
| Sound | Zeena Parkins | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Alex Noyes | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Benjamin P. Speth | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Sorensen | Makeup Artist |