Noam Dromi, Managing Director of Reboot Studios, sat down with filmmaker and actor Matthew Shear to discuss his new film Fantasy Life, a deeply personal story where Jewish identity isn’t a premise, but a lived cultural environment shaping how characters think, joke and relate to one another. In this conversation, Shear reflects on the origins of the film, the role of intergenerational memory and the subtle, often uncomfortable ways we navigate identity, assimilation and inheritance. Rather than positioning itself as an “issue film,” Fantasy Life offers something more intimate and textured, rooted in character, humor and emotional honesty. Watch the video conversation or read the written Q&A to learn through our conversation with Shear about the making of the film, the ideas behind it, and the cultural questions it raises.
Passover Resource Guide
We invite you and your community to explore the Reboot Passover Guide to find inspiring activities, resources, videos and other offerings Reboot has curated from our work that speak to the themes of the holiday. You might choose to take action by working to reduce plastic pollution with Plastover, cook a new recipe from Beyond Bubbie or Kitchen Radio, or you might want to pair the tunes of the star-studded Saturday Night Seder with many other creative and thought-provoking projects. Like everything Reboot does, this collection of content can easily complement or supplement your traditional Passover experiences to personalize how you embrace this holiday season. Read more and download here.
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Saturday Night Seder
Rooted in tradition but rewritten to include comedy, music, and sketches, SATURDAY NIGHT SEDER was a grassroots effort put together in just over two weeks at the start of the pandemic by a small team working remotely around the country.
In a time of confinement and uncertainty, a ragtag team of Jews and non-Jewish Passover enthusiasts felt it was more important than ever to channel creative energies and gather community to reinterpret the timeless story of liberation and renewal while raising money for those on the front lines enduring — and fighting — an actual plague.
SATURDAY NIGHT SEDER premiered to an audience of more than 1 million viewers, and has raised more than $3.5 million for the CDC Foundation COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. It is considered one of the first great examples of pandemic fundraising programming, and is widely hailed as ushering in an era of entertainment using the medium. Learn more and watch here!
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