Moshe Lobel is an American actor, filmmaker and musician. He is best known for starring in the Yiddish-Ukrainian drama Shttl, which premiered at the London Film Festival[1] and in competition at the Rome Film Festival.[2][3]
Moshe Lobel | |
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 Moshe Lobel at the theatrical premiere of Shttl in Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor • director • producer • musician |
Early life edit
Lobel was raised in the insular Yiddish-speaking Hasidic community in Borough Park, Brooklyn.[4] At age 12, he began to break away from his Hasidic roots, ultimately leaving the community entirely.[5] He studied psychology at Yeshiva University, but switched his focus to theater,[6] before leaving the school in his second year.[4]
Career edit
In 2017, Lobel made his Off-Broadway debut as Ralph in New Yiddish Rep's production of Awake and Sing! by Clifford Odets.[5][7][8] In 2018, he made his television debut on HBO's High Maintenance.[9] Later that year, he joined the cast of Fiddler on the Roof In Yiddish directed by Joel Grey,[10] and appeared in The Vigil from Blumhouse.[11]
With writer Etai Shuchatowitz, Lobel co-created, directed and starred in Untold Genius, a mockumentary series featuring Jackie Hoffman and Stephen Tobolowsky.[9]
In 2021, he was cast as the lead in Shttl, a Yiddish drama featuring Saul Rubinek. The film depicts the lives of a Jewish shtetl on the eve of Operation Barbarossa. It was filmed in Ukraine six months before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12] The film premiered at the 2022 London Film Festival,[1][13] and won the Audience Award one week later at the Rome Film Festival.[14]
Filmography edit
| Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| High Maintenance | Cholent Guest | |
| The Vigil | Lazer | |
| Untold Genius | Adam Goldberg | Also director and producer |
| Leibniz's Law | Co-director, producer | Post-production |
| Shttl | Mendele | Winner: Audience Award at the 2022 Rome Film Festival |
References edit
- ^ a b Levitt, Barry (2022-10-18). "SHTTL Review: A Towering, Single-Take Masterpiece Of The Lives We've Lost [London Film Festival]". /Film. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (2022-09-22). "Rome Film Festival Unveils First Edition Under New Management; Fetes James Ivory, Launches International Competition". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ Di Francesco, Davide (October 20, 2022). "SHTTL, il regista: "La pellicola si basa su fatti storici, ma funziona come un simbolo (in movimento) della Shoah"". Ciak. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Lobel, Moshe. "We must end educational neglect in ultra-Orthodox schools. Here's why | Opinion". The Journal News. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ a b "TDF Stages: Returning 'Awake and Sing!' to Its Yiddish Roots". www.tdf.org. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "How a YCDS Alumnus Evokes 'Tradition' in Yiddish 'Fiddler' Off-Broadway". The Commentator. 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Theatre Is Easy | Reviews | Awake and Sing". www.theasy.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ Andrew Silow-Carroll. "Go figure: A classic play sounds more American when it is performed in Yiddish". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ a b "Moshe Lobel". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof Extends Again | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ Abrams, Simon. "The Vigil movie review & film summary (2021) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "'SHTTL': Single-Shot Shoah Feature With Saul Rubinek Wraps In Ukraine; Sets To Be Maintained As Open-Air Museum". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "SHTTL". BFI London Film Festival 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-02.[dead link]
- ^ "Winners of the Rome Film Fest 2022 – Fondazione Cinema per Roma". Retrieved 2022-10-31.