Black Hat (2018)
At first blush, Shmuel is a pious Hasidic man leading a fairly simple life. By day he dutifully prays at the local synagogue and manages a busy dry cleaner. But when his wife and daughters leave town for a few days, Shmuel will step out of his simple daily life and into a more complex world lit by the night. When he misplaces his black hat along the way, Shmuel’s two lives will interconnect in a way he never expected.
Director: Sarah Smith
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Adam Silver as Shmuel |
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Shelly Kurtz as Rabbi Ernest |
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Alan Lennick as Jacob (Man in Bar) |
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Sebastian Velmont as Jay |
| Camera | Jeff Tomcho | Director of Photography |
| Production | Phillip Guttmann | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Sarah Smith | Director |
| Writing | Phillip Guttmann | Writer |
| Production | Loriel Samaras | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Raney Shockne | Sound |
| Production | Yaniv Rokah | Producer |