American actor, filmmaker and musician
Moshe Lobel
Moshe Lobel at the theatrical premiere of Shttl in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Nationality American Occupation Actor • director • producer • musician
Moshe Lobel is an American actor, filmmaker and musician. He is best known for starring in the Yiddish -Ukrainian drama Shttl , which premiered at the London Film Festival [ 1] and in competition at the Rome Film Festival .[ 2] [ 3]
Early life
Lobel was raised in the insular Yiddish-speaking Hasidic community in Borough Park, Brooklyn .[ 4] At age 12, he began to break away from his Hasidic roots, ultimately leaving the community entirely.[ 5] He studied psychology at Yeshiva University , but switched his focus to theater,[ 6] before leaving the school in his second year.[ 4]
Career
In 2017, Lobel made his Off-Broadway debut as Ralph in New Yiddish Rep's production of Awake and Sing! by Clifford Odets .[ 5] [ 7] [ 8] In 2018, he made his television debut on HBO 's High Maintenance .[ 9] Later that year, he joined the cast of Fiddler on the Roof In Yiddish directed by Joel Grey ,[ 10] and appeared in The Vigil from Blumhouse .[ 11]
With writer Etai Shuchatowitz, Lobel co-created, directed and starred in Untold Genius , a mockumentary series featuring Jackie Hoffman and Stephen Tobolowsky .[ 9]
In 2021, he was cast as the lead in Shttl , a Yiddish drama featuring Saul Rubinek . The film depicts the lives of a Jewish shtetl on the eve of Operation Barbarossa . It was filmed in Ukraine six months before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine .[ 12] The film premiered at the 2022 London Film Festival ,[ 1] [ 13] and won the Audience Award one week later at the Rome Film Festival .[ 14]
Filmography
References
^ a b Levitt, Barry (2022-10-18). "SHTTL Review: A Towering, Single-Take Masterpiece Of The Lives We've Lost [London Film Festival]" . /Film . Retrieved 2022-10-31 .
^ Goodfellow, Melanie (2022-09-22). "Rome Film Festival Unveils First Edition Under New Management; Fetes James Ivory, Launches International Competition" . Deadline . Retrieved 2022-10-31 .
^ Di Francesco, Davide (October 20, 2022). "SHTTL, il regista: "La pellicola si basa su fatti storici, ma funziona come un simbolo (in movimento) della Shoah" " . Ciak . Retrieved November 10, 2022 .
^ a b Lobel, Moshe. "We must end educational neglect in ultra-Orthodox schools. Here's why | Opinion" . The Journal News . Retrieved 2022-10-31 .
^ a b "TDF Stages: Returning 'Awake and Sing!' to Its Yiddish Roots" . www.tdf.org . Retrieved 2022-10-31 .
^ "How a YCDS Alumnus Evokes 'Tradition' in Yiddish 'Fiddler' Off-Broadway" . The Commentator . 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2022-10-31 .
^ "Theatre Is Easy | Reviews | Awake and Sing" . www.theasy.com . Retrieved 2022-11-11 .
^ Andrew Silow-Carroll. "Go figure: A classic play sounds more American when it is performed in Yiddish" . www.timesofisrael.com . Retrieved 2022-11-11 .
^ a b "Moshe Lobel" . IMDb . Retrieved 2022-10-31 .
^ "Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof Extends Again | TheaterMania" . www.theatermania.com . Retrieved 2022-10-31 .
^ Abrams, Simon. "The Vigil movie review & film summary (2021) | Roger Ebert" . www.rogerebert.com/ . Retrieved 2022-11-11 .
^ " 'SHTTL': Single-Shot Shoah Feature With Saul Rubinek Wraps In Ukraine; Sets To Be Maintained As Open-Air Museum" . www.yahoo.com . Retrieved 2022-10-31 .
^ "SHTTL" . BFI London Film Festival 2022 . Retrieved 2022-11-02 .[dead link ]
^ "Winners of the Rome Film Fest 2022 – Fondazione Cinema per Roma" . Retrieved 2022-10-31 .
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