The Filmmaker's Life with Documentary Filmmaker Sandi DuBowski 02/07/2025

Our guest this week was Documentary Filmmaker Sandi DuBowski. Sandi's latest production "Sabbath Queen" was in the works for 21 years and it's not only taken film festivals around the world like Tribeca, IDFA Best of Fests, DOK Leipzig, Rio Film Festival, Palm Springs, Woodstock, Hamptons, Zurich,  and Berkeley by storm but it continues its global tour with select theatrical runs and film festival screenings.Here's the film's website complete with trailer and screening times https://www.sabbathqueen.com/To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/the-filmmakers-life-homeSandi DuBowski began his foray into media work back in the 1990s with Planned Parenthood. Since then, his award-winning films have screened at Sundance, Berlin, Tribeca and Toronto, theatrically released in 150 cities, and broadcast on ZDF/Arte, BBC, Channel 4, PBS. He's the Director/Producer of "Sabbath Queen" and "Trembling Before G-D", Producer of "A Jihad for Love" and Co-Producer of "Budrus". Sandi spearheaded a groundbreaking impact campaign with the award-winning "Trembling Before G-D", personally conducting 850 live events, for over 250,000 people, which changed the lives of countless individuals, their families, and religious leaders around the world. From 2009-2016, DuBowski worked with over 125 of the world’s best social justice documentaries as the Outreach Director of Doc Society’s Good Pitch. He is Co-Founder of The Creative Resistance, a collective of media makers who create award-winning political ads and design. In 2020, he became a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He's currently touring alongside the theatrical release of his film "Sabbath Queen" and holding live Q&A sessions after the film.#independentfilmmaking #podcast #filmpodcast #queerfilm #lgbt #documentaryfilmmaker