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YidLife Crisis: Breaking the Fast

Assembling at Montreal's Holy Temple of poutine, La Banquise, on the Jewish calendar's holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur, Chaimie and Leizer argue about the meaning of the ritual of fasting while inevitably ritually eating.

  • Jamie Elman
    Director
  • Eli Batalion
    Director
  • Eli Batalion
    Writer
  • Jamie Elman
    Writer
  • Philip Kalin-Hajdu
    Producer
  • Eli Batalion
    Producer
  • Jamie Elman
    Producer
  • Jamie Elman
    Key Cast
    "Chaimie"
  • Eli Batalion
    Key Cast
    "Leizer"
  • Léanne Labrèche D'Or
    Key Cast
    "Waitress"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Food, Culture
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 19 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    French, Yiddish
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • DC Jewish Film Festival
  • SF Jewish Film Festival
  • Stowe Jewish Film Festival
    Stowe
    United States
Director Biography - Jamie Elman, Eli Batalion

Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion are YidLife Crisis, the world's first 18 and over (or Chai Plus) Yiddish web series and Jewish cultural comedy brand. The creator duo have won a 2017 IAWTV Award for the series, been nominated for 4 Canadian Screen Awards (the Canadian Oscars + Emmys combined) and have been selected to the prestigious Slingshot Guide for Most Innovative Jewish Organizations twice. Their web series has spawned numerous live presentations and screenings across the globe, as well as the travelog web series, Global Shtetl, the precursor to the full feature length-documentary about their home town, CHEWDAISM: A Taste of Jewish Montreal.

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