• Title:
• Orthodox Stance

• Director:
• Jason Hutt

• English

• USA, 83 minutes

• Venue:
• Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater

• Purchase Tickets:
• Show 1  

It has been at least 60 years since Jews had any hand in boxing, but Dmitriy Salita is making history as a top professional boxer and a rigorously observant Jew. Orthodox Stance follows the 24-year-old Russian immigrant for three years, chronicling the trials and celebrations of this up-and-coming professional athlete. While his two greatest passions may initially seem completely incompatible, Dmitriy proves that love and dedication for two opposing passions can bring peace and contentment, despite great contrast. Director Jason Hutt and his camera crew travel with Dmitriy from his Russian neighborhood of Brooklyn to his dilapidated Orthodox synagogue, from a Black and Hispanic amateur gym to some of the most grandiose stages for boxing in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. The film introduces some of Salita’s most integral role models and teachers, and explores the intimate relationship between a man and his religion. Rabbi Zalman Liberov teaches Dmitriy to be a good Jew and sees him as a role model of religious conviction in a secular world. Orthodox Stance is the first-of-its kind insider’s view of professional boxing and a first-of-a-kind professional boxer.

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