132. Jewish Horror Film: A Conversation with the Creators of "The Vigil"

Jewish Horror is not a film genre you hear about often, but there is an excellent new movie in that category, and it's called The Vigil. This week Uri speaks with the creative team behind The Vigil- Writer/director Keith Thomas Star of the film Dave Davis Actor and Associate Producer Malky Goldman Producer Rafi Margules They discuss the inspiration for the film, the setting of Hassidic Williamsburg, learning Yiddish, hearing about shadim and Jewish demons as kids, and much more. Thank you to IFC Films and Tamar Simon of Mean Streets Management for making this conversation possible. Movie Synopsis: A Tale of Supernatural Horror in Hassidic Brooklyn. A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas' electrifying feature debut. https://www.thevigil.movie/ The Vigil trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsMcckth7oU Zusha - Ashrei: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgtim2kxFaA