Circumcise Me
| Circumcise Me | |
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| Produced by | Matthew Kalman |
| Starring | Yisrael Campbell |
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| Language | English |
Circumcise Me is a 2008 film about the American-born Israeli comedian Yisrael Campbell.[1]
It was produced by Matthew Kalman, foreign news correspondent in Jerusalem for USA Today, Canada's Globe & Mail and other newspapers, and David Blumenfeld, an Israel-based photographer who has photographed for Time, Newsweek and other publications.[1]
The film, originally screened under the title It's Not in Heaven: The Comedy of Yisrael Campbell,[2] is about a Catholic convert to Judaism who has become a stand-up comedy star in Israel. Campbell's routine riffs on the fact that he converted to Judaism three times, once Reform, once Conservative and once Orthodox.[3]
The Economist calls the film "hilarious and moving".[4]
The film has been screened in Toronto and Jerusalem, and is scheduled to be released in the United States autumn 2008.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPost". Fr.jpost.com. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ↑ Susan Walker (May 2, 2008). "A barrel of laughs with serious notes". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Jewish comedy not just a punchline", Michael Posner, Globe and Mail, May 2, 2008
- ↑ "Belonging in Israel". The Economist. April 24, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2014.