Sabbath Queen film screening - Tues, Oct 13, 2026 @ 7PM
Bay Saint Louis, MS - The 100 Men Hall will screen Sabbath Queen on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 7PM. Twenty-one years in the making, Sabbath Queen follows Amichai Lau-Lavie’s journey from radical drag queen to influential Rabbi of a God-optional, artist-driven New York synagogue.
Sabbath Queen received a New York Times Critic's Pick and was named as one of The New York Times favorite movies of the 21st century. The screening is FREE, and we appreciate your RSVP so we can make sure to have a seat for you.
“Awe-inspiring. Enthralling. Sabbath Queen is a rich and intimate
portrait… One of the best films I’ve seen this year." - The Hollywood Reporter
"Provocative." - Variety
"Shrewdly asks hard questions about what it means to be Jewish in the
21st century." - IndieWire
Sandi DuBowski’s epic documentary Sabbath Queen—shot over the span of twenty-one years—follows Amichai Lau-Lavie, an Israeli descended from an unbroken line of thirty-eight rabbis stretching back a thousand years. Sabbath Queen is witness to Lau-Lavie’s unfailing courage and grace, as he grapples with key questions of who we are and who we will be. Stimulating and moving, DuBowski’s film ends with Lau-Lavie’s words on Israel and Palestine post-October 7th as he evokes the challenge of our lifetime: “How do we reimagine our sacred traditions to achieve peace?”
The film has won 14 awards in US, UK, Poland, Norway, Switzerland and Germany - Zurich Film Festival Jury Special Mention, The Hamptons Film Festival Queer Sherzum Award, Woodstock Film Festival Story of Ha Change Maker Award, Ashland Film Festival Queer Award, Salem Film Festival Cultura Cuts Editing Award, Oslo Fusion Film Festival Best Documentary, Boston Jewish Film Festival Audience Award, UK Jewish Film Best Documentary, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival Best Documentary, The Polin Museum Gran Prix, Perlen Queer Film Festival Hannover Best Documentary, Florida Film Critics Best Documentary, Freiburg Gay Film Week, and SIMA Awards Special Mention.
It is 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The historical 100 Men Hall, a famed stop on the Chitlin' Circuit, a Must See Venue by Rolling Stone Magazine, winner of the 2024 MS Governor’s Award for Excellence for Arts in the Community, a rare site on the MS Blues Trail, is maintained and preserved under a 501c3 nonprofit organization (Hundred Members Debating Benevolent Association, est. 1894). The Hall is supported by its membership organization 100 WOMEN DBA, as well as from the generosity of sponsors and donors. The 100 Men Hall is the only endowed African American landmark in Mississippi. Additional information about the venue’s history and other activities can be found on https://100menhall.com or by emailing 100menhall@gmail.com.