Bubby & Them
Bubby & Them is a docufictional short video about the relationship between two liminal members of the Lower East Side Orthodox Jewish community: Je’Jae, a genderqueer college student, and Razi, their adoptive grandmother. The movie examines how the two femmes support each other in their struggles, share space, and create a chosen family.
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Hazel FieldDirectorMx.Enigma
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Je'Jae Cleopatra DanielsDirectorMx.Enigma
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Mx.EnigmaWriterMx.Enigma
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Mx.EnigmaProducer
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Hazel FieldProducer
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Mx.EnigmaKey Cast"Je'Jae"
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Razi EngelmayerKey Cast"Bubby"
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Nikki EngelmayerKey Cast"Doggy "
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Daniel GoodmanEditorsCo-Editor
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Samuel BudinEditorsMusic Composition
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Maya Yu ZhangAssistant Directors
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Rezarta SeferiAssistant Directors
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
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Genres:LGBT, Religion, Judaism, Family, Journey, Trauma, Love, Community
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Runtime:19 minutes 22 seconds
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Completion Date:June 10, 2017
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Production Budget:0 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:HD Video
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes
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UnionDocsNew York
United States
June 10, 2017
2017 Graduate Fellows
Main Feature -
Brandies Collegiate InstituteSimi Valley, California
United States
August 15, 2017
Summer 2017 Showcase
Best Documentrary
Distribution Information
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UnionDocsCountry: United StatesRights: Pay Per View
I grew up in South Jersey & Vermont, and studied comparative literature at Oberlin College. I made my first movie in 2009 to document a science experiment about my cat. Since then I’ve scurried around trying to undo ethnography in North American counterpublics, including a retirement community, a Yoruba separatist village, and various activist spaces in New York. I’m currently wrapping up my first feature documentary. The next movies I want to make are about psychiatric incarceration and the tranquilization of deviant bodies. For the past year I’ve drawn my inspiration by collaborating with teenagers on essay films at ReelWorks in Brooklyn.