Movies and TvShows featuring "jewish-school" theme.

This documentary explores the challenges and controversies surrounding religious education in England, focusing on the interactions between different faiths and the influence of creationism.

Standing Silent is a documentary that sheds light on the cover-up of sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community. It focuses on the story of a newspaper reporter in Baltimore, Maryland, who uncovers the scandal and faces resistance from both the community and the authorities. The film explores themes of power, religion, and the fight for justice within closed communities. The documentary exposes the prevalence of child abuse and the efforts made to protect the reputation of the perpetrators.

Using interviews with Shulamit, her family, teachers, and other students, the film allows the members of this community to tell their own stories. What emerges is a potent and inspiring story of Jewish pluralism and a community navigating the cross-currents of Jewish tradition and social change. Beyond the struggle to create a supportive environment for gay and lesbian students and teachers at the school, this is the story of a community wrestling with the very definition of pluralism and diversity in a Jewish context.