Castles in the Sky
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.
Lynn Cohen
Malkeh
Shoshana Berger
Chicken Koshering Class
Chana Horowitz
Chicken Koshering Class
Esther Mandel
Chicken Koshering Class
Shani Mendelevitch
Chicken Koshering Class
Emily Seiff
Chicken Koshering Class
Bee Weisberger
Chicken Koshering Class
Nico Weisberger
Chicken Koshering Class
Sarah Chany Rosenberg
Wigmaker
M Miller
Women's Ethics Sermon
Melissa Weisz
Shayndi
Audrey Lang
Bride Class
Arielle Beth Klein
Bride Class
Breiny Scheinert
Bride Class
Morgan Seiff
Bride Class
Brooke Sabel
Underwater Ritual Bathers
Dawn Chase
Underwater Ritual Bathers
Malky Goldman
Underwater Ritual Bathers
Matthew Kohn
Slam Poet 1
Rebecca Kush
Slam Poet 2
Malky Goldman
Blimi
Julia Spicher Kasdorf
Slam Poet 3
Rivky Weinberger
Groom's Mother
Deborah Kahan Kolb
Bride's Mother
Lili Rosen
Yiddish Jokers
Pesach Eisen
Yiddish Jokers
Yossi Weinberger
Yiddish Jokers
Venus Thrash
Slam Poetry Host
Everton Sylvester
Slam Poet 4
Ron Cohen
Abe, Bar Owner
Adam Margules
Journalist
Luzer Twersky
Yankel (Jacob) Cohen
Shaindy Weichman
30-Year-Old Woman
Esther Hoffman
Slam Poet 5
Renita Thomas-Franklin
The Rob & ReRe Show
Robert Richards
The Rob & ReRe Show
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Callers
Jonathan Berman
Callers
Lulu Guerrero
Callers
Kevin Hagopian
Callers
Cynthia Mazzant
Callers
Walter Middlebrook
Callers
Jack Shmulowitz
Callers
Jacinta Bowen
Slam Poetry Extras
David Ogrodowski
Slam Poetry Extras
Dominika Brice
Slam Poetry Extras
Chaya Amor
Slam Poetry Extras
Isabella Kalish
Slam Poetry Extras
Celia A Nightingale
Slam Poetry Extras
Orion Rodriguez
Slam Poetry Extras
Morgan Seiff
Slam Poetry Extras
Eli Tapuchi
Slam Poetry Extras
Dustin Moser
Bartender
Pearl Gluck
Director
Venus Thrash
In Memory Of
Pearl Gluck
Writer
Kristan Sprague
Additional Editing
David Steck
Producer
Jon Litt
Line Producer
Malky Goldman
Writer
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Writer
Leland Krane
Director of Photography
Morgan Seiff
Production Coordinator
Adam Gonzalez
First Assistant Camera
Venus Thrash
Poem
Thaddeus 'Self' Williams
First Assistant Director
Matt Kohn
Poem
Everton Sylvester
Poem
Daniel Finkelman
Executive Producer
Alvin Adadevoh
Gaffer
Chana Horowitz
Makeup & Hair
Celia A Nightingale
Production Assistant
Lynn Cohen
In Memory Of
Julia Spicher Kasdorf
Poem
Leland Krane
Cinematography
Esther Hoffman
Poem
Sawyer Purman
Script Supervisor
Malke Feldman
In Memory Of
Quentin Smith
Second Assistant Director
Jon Levi
Additional Camera
Emily Laird
Props
Chaya Amor
Art Direction
Joshua Williams
First Assistant Director
David Steck
Executive Producer
Frank London
Original Music Composer
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Poem
Paul Mendoza
Poem
Michael "Moose" Belardi
Second Assistant Camera
Elias Morales
Key Grip
Orion Rodriguez
Swing
Marie Cruz
Makeup & Hair
Adam Margules
Executive Producer
Steven Tong
First Assistant Camera
Ben Anderson
Sound Mixer
Ian Herman
Gaffer
Adrian Wong
Swing
Bronson Christian
Production Assistant
Daniel Finkelman
Producer
Dustin Moser
Set Designer
Orion Rodriguez
Additional Camera
Edan Sasson
Colorist
Luzer Twersky
Writer
Rafael M. Adalfio
Swing
Krystle Feher
Makeup & Hair
Abby Tarpey
Post Production Assistant
WU Hsuan-wei
Post Production Assistant
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Translator
Isabella Kalish
Production Assistant
Jessica Snyder
Graphic Designer
Dominika Brice
Production Assistant
Will Jellicorse
Production Assistant
Charlie Lewin
Graphic Designer
Micah Levin
Graphic Designer
Jacinta Bowen
Production Assistant
Karen Shatz
Legal Services
Tom Hambleton
Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Hambleton
Sound Designer