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Unholy

"Unholy" centers on Noa, a 20-year-old living with Short Bowel Syndrome, who attends her family’s Passover Seder while using a feeding tube for nutrition. Surrounded by well-meaning but often insensitive relatives, Noa struggles to fit in with a family that no longer understands her. As her family tries to look past her illness to find "normalcy," Noa feels increasingly isolated, unable to partake in the traditional foods and rituals she once cherished. In the end, she expresses to her father her fear of losing the holiness she once found in prayer and food. Her father offers emotional support through a traditional blessing, reaffirming Noa’s place in the family.

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Credits

Director:

Daisy Friedman

Producer:

Arielle Friedman, Isaak Popkin, Camila Grimaldi

Screenwriter:

Daisy Friedman

Cinematographer:

Kevin Xian Ming Yu

Editor:

Kylie Murphy

Production Designer:

Jaclyn Goldstein

Sound Designer:

Ryan Robinson

Music:

Raia Wais and Ryan Robinson

Principal Cast:

Danny Burstein, Olivia Nikkanen, Laura Patinkin, Jill Abramovitz, Roberta Pikser, Arielle Friedman, Sajid Cohen-Erziak, Jon Reiner

Additional Credits:

Location Sound Mixer: Ethan Lee, Associate Producer: Nicole Lynn Cohen

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Daisy Friedman
Ser Nocturna
daisyfriedman8@gmail.com
402-237-1883

Publicity Contact:

Kaitlin Flanigan
kaitlin@brigademarketing.com
917-580-6001

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2024
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14 mins
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