• Title:
• Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

• Director:
• Freida Lee Mock

• English

• English , 102 minute

• Venue:
• Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater

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Tony Kushner is one of our greatest living playwrights. A Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner (Angels in ), he is a serious artist and a tireless political activist in a continual struggle for social justice and equality. Kushner’s roots are in the Deep South , and his perspective as a Jewish homosexual has given him a singularly compassionate and witty voice.  Mock’s film follows Kushner through three years of his life, from 9/11 to the 2004 presidential election—a period during which he premiered two new works Homebody/Kabul and Caroline: Or Change and saw the landmark adaptation of his opus Angels in America enjoy an Emmy-winning run on HBO along with numerous other projects. The film is interwoven with scenes from Kushner’s plays, interviews with collaborators (including George C. Wolfe, Mike Nichols and Maurice Sendak), stories and personal moments from Kushner’s hectic life.

CO-SPONSORED BY Bet Mishpachah and Jews United for Justice

Presented in partnership with the J’s Stuart Kurlander Program for Gay & Lesbian Outreach and Engagement (GLOE).

In cooperation with Theater J

Introduction: Ari Roth, Artistic Director, Theater J

Read an interview with the film's director, Freida Lee Mock, on the WJFFblog.

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