Movie·2022·0h 19m

The Chosen One

It's much easier to shave your beard than to shed who you are.

Country

United States of America

Language

Yiddish

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The Story

After impulsively shaving off his beard and sidelocks, a young Hasidic man experiences a nightmarish transformation that leads him right back to where he started. Over the course of one painful night, Eli Eisenstein will come to realize that it’s much easier to shave your beard than to shed who you are.

Producer

Elazar Fine, Kale Davidoff

Themes

jewish lifejudaismreligionjewish americanbeardshavingjewish culturejewish boyman shavinghasidic judaismcoolshort film

Production House

Bin Salam