Castles in the Sky

Pearl Gluck

2023•33 min.•

United States of America

Filmmaker and professor Pearl Gluck’s provocative latest dramatic short film centers on Malke, a Holocaust survivor and sex-ed teacher who has been leading a secret life for decades: performing slam poetry on the Lower East Side. Castles in the Sky features commanding performances from actor Lynn Cohen, who died in 2020, and poet Venus Thrash, who died in 2021.

Drama

Cast

Lynn Cohen
Malkeh
SB
Shoshana Berger
Chicken Koshering Class
CH
Chana Horowitz
Chicken Koshering Class
EM
Esther Mandel
Chicken Koshering Class
SM
Shani Mendelevitch
Chicken Koshering Class
ES
Emily Seiff
Chicken Koshering Class
BW
Bee Weisberger
Chicken Koshering Class
NW
Nico Weisberger
Chicken Koshering Class
SCR
Sarah Chany Rosenberg
Wigmaker
MM
M Miller
Women's Ethics Sermon
MW
Melissa Weisz
Shayndi
AL
Audrey Lang
Bride Class
ABK
Arielle Beth Klein
Bride Class
BS
Breiny Scheinert
Bride Class
MS
Morgan Seiff
Bride Class
BS
Brooke Sabel
Underwater Ritual Bathers
DC
Dawn Chase
Underwater Ritual Bathers
Malky Goldman
Underwater Ritual Bathers
MK
Matthew Kohn
Slam Poet 1
RK
Rebecca Kush
Slam Poet 2
Malky Goldman
Blimi
JSK
Julia Spicher Kasdorf
Slam Poet 3
RW
Rivky Weinberger
Groom's Mother
DKK
Deborah Kahan Kolb
Bride's Mother
LR
Lili Rosen
Yiddish Jokers
PE
Pesach Eisen
Yiddish Jokers
YW
Yossi Weinberger
Yiddish Jokers
VT
Venus Thrash
Slam Poetry Host
ES
Everton Sylvester
Slam Poet 4
RC
Ron Cohen
Abe, Bar Owner
AM
Adam Margules
Journalist
Luzer Twersky
Yankel (Jacob) Cohen
SW
Shaindy Weichman
30-Year-Old Woman
EH
Esther Hoffman
Slam Poet 5
RT
Renita Thomas-Franklin
The Rob & ReRe Show
RR
Robert Richards
The Rob & ReRe Show
YAT
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Callers
JB
Jonathan Berman
Callers
LG
Lulu Guerrero
Callers
KH
Kevin Hagopian
Callers
CM
Cynthia Mazzant
Callers
WM
Walter Middlebrook
Callers
JS
Jack Shmulowitz
Callers
JB
Jacinta Bowen
Slam Poetry Extras
David Ogrodowski
Slam Poetry Extras
DB
Dominika Brice
Slam Poetry Extras
CA
Chaya Amor
Slam Poetry Extras
IK
Isabella Kalish
Slam Poetry Extras
CAN
Celia A Nightingale
Slam Poetry Extras
OR
Orion Rodriguez
Slam Poetry Extras
MS
Morgan Seiff
Slam Poetry Extras
ET
Eli Tapuchi
Slam Poetry Extras
DM
Dustin Moser
Bartender

Crew

PG
Pearl Gluck
Directing
PG
Pearl Gluck
Writing
VT
Venus Thrash
Crew
Lynn Cohen
Crew
MF
Malke Feldman
Crew
FL
Frank London
Sound
Leland Krane
Crew
CA
Chaya Amor
Art
Kristan Sprague
Editing
DF
Daniel Finkelman
Production
DS
David Steck
Production
VT
Venus Thrash
Crew
EH
Esther Hoffman
Crew
YAT
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Crew
PM
Paul Mendoza
Crew
MK
Matt Kohn
Crew
JSK
Julia Spicher Kasdorf
Crew
ES
Everton Sylvester
Crew
JL
Jon Litt
Production
MS
Morgan Seiff
Production
JW
Joshua Williams
Directing
T'W
Thaddeus 'Self' Williams
Directing
QS
Quentin Smith
Directing
DF
Daniel Finkelman
Production
DS
David Steck
Production
AM
Adam Margules
Production
Malky Goldman
Writing
YAT
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Writing
Luzer Twersky
Writing
Leland Krane
Camera
AG
Adam Gonzalez
Camera
ST
Steven Tong
Camera
M"B
Michael "Moose" Belardi
Camera
JL
Jon Levi
Camera
OR
Orion Rodriguez
Camera
SP
Sawyer Purman
Directing
BA
Ben Anderson
Sound
AA
Alvin Adadevoh
Lighting
IH
Ian Herman
Lighting
EM
Elias Morales
Camera
RMA
Rafael M. Adalfio
Art
OR
Orion Rodriguez
Art
AW
Adrian Wong
Art
EL
Emily Laird
Art
DM
Dustin Moser
Art
KF
Krystle Feher
Costume & Make-Up
CH
Chana Horowitz
Costume & Make-Up
MC
Marie Cruz
Costume & Make-Up
YAT
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Crew
ES
Edan Sasson
Editing
AT
Abby Tarpey
Crew
WU Hsuan-wei
Crew
JB
Jacinta Bowen
Production
DB
Dominika Brice
Production
BC
Bronson Christian
Production
WJ
Will Jellicorse
Production
IK
Isabella Kalish
Production
CAN
Celia A Nightingale
Production
JS
Jessica Snyder
Art
ML
Micah Levin
Art
CL
Charlie Lewin
Art
KS
Karen Shatz
Crew
TH
Tom Hambleton
Sound
TH
Tom Hambleton
Sound