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.

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Lynn Cohen

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

Malky Goldman

Underwater Ritual Bathers

Matthew Kohn

Slam Poet 1

Rebecca Kush

Slam Poet 2

Malky Goldman

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

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

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

Pearl Gluck

Writer

Venus Thrash

In Memory Of

Lynn Cohen

Lynn Cohen

In Memory Of

Malke Feldman

In Memory Of

Frank London

Original Music Composer

Leland Krane

Cinematography

Chaya Amor

Art Direction

Kristan Sprague

Kristan Sprague

Additional Editing

Daniel Finkelman

Producer

David Steck

Producer

Venus Thrash

Poem

Esther Hoffman

Poem

Yermiyahu Ahron Taub

Poem

Paul Mendoza

Poem

Matt Kohn

Poem

Julia Spicher Kasdorf

Poem

Everton Sylvester

Poem

Jon Litt

Line Producer

Morgan Seiff

Production Coordinator

Joshua Williams

First Assistant Director

Thaddeus 'Self' Williams

First Assistant Director

Quentin Smith

Second Assistant Director

Daniel Finkelman

Executive Producer

David Steck

Executive Producer

Adam Margules

Executive Producer

Malky Goldman

Malky Goldman

Writer

Yermiyahu Ahron Taub

Writer

Luzer Twersky

Luzer Twersky

Writer

Leland Krane

Director of Photography

Adam Gonzalez

First Assistant Camera

Steven Tong

First Assistant Camera

Michael "Moose" Belardi

Second Assistant Camera

Jon Levi

Additional Camera

Orion Rodriguez

Additional Camera

Sawyer Purman

Script Supervisor

Ben Anderson

Sound Mixer

Alvin Adadevoh

Gaffer

Ian Herman

Gaffer

Elias Morales

Key Grip

Rafael M. Adalfio

Swing

Orion Rodriguez

Swing

Adrian Wong

Swing

Emily Laird

Props

Dustin Moser

Set Designer

Krystle Feher

Makeup & Hair

Chana Horowitz

Makeup & Hair

Marie Cruz

Makeup & Hair

Yermiyahu Ahron Taub

Translator

Edan Sasson

Colorist

Abby Tarpey

Post Production Assistant

WU Hsuan-wei

WU Hsuan-wei

Post Production Assistant

Jacinta Bowen

Production Assistant

Dominika Brice

Production Assistant

Bronson Christian

Production Assistant

Will Jellicorse

Production Assistant

Isabella Kalish

Production Assistant

Celia A Nightingale

Production Assistant

Jessica Snyder

Graphic Designer

Micah Levin

Graphic Designer

Charlie Lewin

Graphic Designer

Karen Shatz

Legal Services

Tom Hambleton

Sound Designer

Tom Hambleton

Supervising Sound Editor