Babka

Production Country: USA
Running Time: 17mins
Year: 2024

In the heart of Hasidic Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a newly blind Jewish Orthodox baker forms an unlikely friendship with a Queer Catholic Latino guide dog trainer, embarking on an eye-opening journey to overcome personal and cultural barriers in his quest to reopen his beloved bakery.

FILM CREW:
Director: Serena Dykman
Producer: Serena Dykman, Julia Elaine Walker, William Phoenix, Julia McGill
Writer: Serena Dykman
DOP: Nick Walker
Editor: Chriz Naing
Sound Design: Peter Russell - Gigantic Studios
Composer: Federico Ferrandina, Kosha Dillz
Production Design: Sydney Flint
Costume Design: Chantal Thomas
Hair & Makeup: Evelyn Ziropoulos
VFX: Alex Noble - Wild Union Post
Casting: Caroline Allegrante, Joanna Levinger

Cast: Saul Rubinek, Jonny Beauchamp, Hani Furstenberg, Betsy Aidem, Ronald Guttman


FESTIVALS:
Sidewalk Film Festival August 2025
HollyShorts Film Festival August 2025
Woods Hole Film Festival July 2025
Lighthouse International Film Festival June 2025
Cleveland International Film Festival March 2025