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Sandi DuBowski Master Class

Sandi DuBowski in person

A photo of a rabbi next to a photo of Sandi DuBowski.
Sep 05, 2025 11:30 AM
Film/Video Theater

Admission is first come, first served.

Free for all audiences with ticket

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

A limited number of listening devices are available upon request.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

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Filmmaker Sandi DuBowski leads a unique master class about the difficult and creative editing process of wrangling 21 years of footage into the feature film Sabbath Queen.

Filmmakers, storytellers, editors, and anyone curious about the artistic process won’t want to miss this look behind the scenes of the making of Sabbath Queen, led by the director. The film follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s epic journey to radically reinvent religion, challenge patriarchy, champion interfaith love, and stand up for peace in a difficult and rapidly changing 21st century. Sabbath Queen was edited down from 3,000 hours of original and archival footage. As the filmmakers tried to find a shape for the film they reached multiple dead ends. DuBowski will show clips from the film, as well as a short video showing the process of adding his own voice to the film. We recommend attending the full screening of Sabbath Queen Thursday, September 4, at 7 PM before attending this master class. (program approx. 75 mins.)

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Left to right: Sabbath Queen, Sandi DuBowski; images courtesy of Sandi DuBowski.

About the artist

Sandi DuBowski

Sandi DuBowski’s award-winning work has screened at the Sundance, Berlin, Tribeca, and Toronto film festivals; has been theatrically released in 150 cities; and has broadcast on ZDF/Arte, BBC, Channel 4, and PBS. In 2020, he was invited to become a member of the documentary branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. From 2009–16, DuBowski worked on over 125 of the world’s best social justice documentaries as the outreach director of Doc Society’s Good Pitch. He is cofounder of The Creative Resistance, a collective of media makers who create award-winning political ads and designs. Three generations of DuBowski’s family made chocolate syrup in deep coastal Brooklyn. 

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Program Support

Presented with Ohio State’s Melton Center for Jewish Studies and Columbus Jewish Film Festival.

SUPPORT FOR RETROSPECTIVE: SANDI DUBOWSKI PROVIDED BY

Adrienne and Sidney Chafetz Fund

Melton Center for Jewish Studies

Columbus Jewish Film Festival

FILM PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Greater Columbus Arts Council

The Wexner Family

Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

CampusParc

The Columbus Foundation

Every Page Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Axium Packaging

Nationwide Foundation

Michael and Anita Goldberg

Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease, LLP

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY

Joyce Shenk

Rebecca Perry and Ben Towle

Lachelle Thigpen

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Past Film/Video

Sandi DuBowski Master Class

Sep 05, 2025 11:30 AM EST
Film/Video Theater

Admission is first come, first served.

Free for all audiences with ticket

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

A limited number of listening devices are available upon request.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

Become a Member