CHEWDAISM: A Taste of Jewish Montreal
Struggling with their own proverbial “YidLife Crisis,” two Montrealers on the cusp of middle age return to Montreal to discover their own mixed-up heritage in the story of Jewish Montreal, as told through an entire day's worth of eating in and around the city. CHEWDAISM: A Taste of Jewish Montreal is an hour-long documentary following Jamie and Eli as they discover the roots of the city’s Jewish community through a series of classical Jewish eateries telling the story of their community in the last 100 years, with various guests along the way sharing tales and meals.
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Jamie ElmanDirectorYidLife Crisis
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Eli BatalionDirectorYidLife Crisis, APPINESS
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Jamie ElmanWriterYidLife Crisis, Crazy/Sexy/Awkward
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Eli BatalionWriterYidLife Crisis, APPINESS, The Legend of Beaver Dam
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Jamie ElmanKey CastYidLife Crisis, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mad Men
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Eli BatalionKey CastYidLife Crisis, Stage Fright, APPINESS
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Mark BenditEditorMon Israel, APPINESS, Coming Out of Bondage
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Francis HannemanOnline EditorTokyo Idols, The Wandering Muse
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Joe BarruccoSoundCheap Thrills, YidLife Crisis, Stage Fright
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Sheiny SatanoveAssociate ProducerTrue Fiction, APPINESS
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Project Type:Documentary, Feature
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Genres:History, Food, Travelog
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Runtime:1 hour
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Completion Date:September 1, 2018
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada
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Shooting Format:Digital
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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:No
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Atlanta Jewish Film FestivalAtlanta
United States
February 26, 2019 -
Miami Jewish Film FestivalMiami
United States
January 19, 2019
US Premiere -
Hot Docs Theatre ("Taste Of" Series)Toronto
Canada
March 31, 2019 -
Detroit Jewish Film FestivalDetroit, MI
United States
May 9, 2019 -
The Donald M Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film FestivalWest Palm Beach
United States
April 4, 2019 -
JXJ (DC Jewish Film Festival)Washington, DC
United States
May 12, 2019 -
Calgary Jewish Film FestivalCalgary
Canada
November 11, 2018 -
Vancouver Jewish Film FestivalVancouver
Canada
November 18, 2018 -
Los Angeles Jewish Film FestivalLA
United States
May 5, 2019 -
National Center for Jewish Film FestivalBoston, MA
United States
May 7, 2019 -
Victoria Jewish Film FestivalVictoria Jewish Film Festival
Canada
November 6, 2018 -
Bucharest Jewish Film FestivalBucharest
Romania
December 16, 2018
Romanian Premiere -
New Hampshire Jewish Film FestivalManchester, NH
United States
April 4, 2019 -
JFilm PittsburghPittsburgh
United States
March 10, 2019 -
Asheville Jewish Film FestivalAsheville, NC
United States
April 11, 2019 -
Gainesville Jewish Film FestivalGainesville, FL
United States
March 20, 2019 -
JCCS International Jewish Film FestivalMarblehead, MA
United States
May 5, 2019 -
Michiana Jewish Film Festival at Notre DameNotre Dame
United States
May 16, 2019 -
Rialto TheatreMontreal
Canada
May 5, 2019
Montreal Premiere -
Toledo Jewish Film FestivalToledo
United States
July 15, 2019 -
Stowe Jewish Film FestivalStowe, VT
United States
August 7, 2019 -
Rochester Jewish Film FestivalRochester
United States
July 13, 2019 -
Cleveland Jewish Film FestivalCleveland
United States
September 13, 2019 -
Cinéma du ParcMontreal
Canada
September 13, 2019 -
Winnipeg Jewish Film FestivalWinnipeg
Canada
May 21, 2019 -
Maine Yiddish Culture FestivalPortland
United States
November 3, 2019 -
Dallas Jewish Film FestivalDallas
United States
September 26, 2019 -
Philadelphia Jewish Film FestivalPhiladelphia
United States
November 17, 2019
Audience Award for Best Documentary -
Charlotte Jewish Film FestivalCharlotte
United States
February 2, 2020
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.
After years of touring around the world capturing the culture and the food in different corners of the world, we decided to turn the cameras on our own culturally unique backyard of Montreal to show the world all the great things the Jewish community has contributed to it, well beyond the bagel (but definitely the bagel!)