Private Project

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.

  • Hazel Field
    Director
    Mx.Enigma
  • Je'Jae Cleopatra Daniels
    Director
    Mx.Enigma
  • Mx.Enigma
    Writer
    Mx.Enigma
  • Mx.Enigma
    Producer
  • Hazel Field
    Producer
  • Mx.Enigma
    Key Cast
    "Je'Jae"
  • Razi Engelmayer
    Key Cast
    "Bubby"
  • Nikki Engelmayer
    Key Cast
    "Doggy "
  • Daniel Goodman
    Editors
    Co-Editor
  • Samuel Budin
    Editors
    Music Composition
  • Maya Yu Zhang
    Assistant Directors
  • Rezarta Seferi
    Assistant Directors
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    LGBT, Religion, Judaism, Family, Journey, Trauma, Love, Community
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 10, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD Video
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • UnionDocs
    New York
    United States
    June 10, 2017
    2017 Graduate Fellows
    Main Feature
  • Brandies Collegiate Institute
    Simi Valley, California
    United States
    August 15, 2017
    Summer 2017 Showcase
    Best Documentrary
Distribution Information
  • UnionDocs
    Country: United States
    Rights: Pay Per View
Director Biography - Hazel Field, Je'Jae Cleopatra Daniels

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.

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