Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish
92 mins
The play Romeo and Juliet has been translated around the world. Now Eve Annenberg’s gritty, funny feature film sets William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in contemporary New York City with Brooklyn-inflected English and Yiddish spoken by a talented cast.
Lazer Weiss
Lazer / Romeo
Melissa Weisz
Juliet / Faggie
Mendy Zafir
Mendy / Benvolio
Yoeli Weiss
Mo / Mercutio
Josef Yossi Friedman
Tybalt / Ty
Eve Annenberg
Ava / Nurse
Isaac Schoenfeld
Isaac / Rabbi
Mendy Zafir
Producer
Lazer Weiss
Producer
Eve Annenberg
Writer
Eve Annenberg
Director
Eve Annenberg
Producer
Jack Haigis
Editor
Inyoung Choi
Director of Photography