May 05, 2026, 5:00 PM
|Quad Cinema
TORAH TROPICAL
Torah Tropical explores a Jewish community in Colombia navigating faith, identity, and belonging far from traditional centers of Judaism. Through intimate stories of ritual, conversion, and daily life, the film reveals how spirituality adapts across cultures, offering a moving portrait of community,
TIME & LOCATION
May 05, 2026, 5:00 PM
Quad Cinema, 34 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011, USA
ABOUT THE EVENT
TORAH TROPICAL
Jimmy Ferguson, Ezra Axelrod, Gloria Nancy Monsalve
Colombia | Documentary | 2024 | 100 min
NY PREMIERE
Set in the lush and complex landscapes of Colombia, Torah Tropical offers an intimate look into a lesser-seen Jewish community navigating questions of faith, identity, and belonging far from traditional centers of Jewish life. Through a mosaic of personal stories, the film follows individuals and families as they seek connection to religious practice while negotiating the cultural rhythms of the tropics and the realities of contemporary Colombian society. Blending moments of ritual, everyday life, and personal reflection, the documentary reveals how spirituality adapts and transforms across geographies. As its subjects confront questions of tradition, conversion, and community, Torah Tropical becomes a meditation on what it means to inherit, choose, and live a faith in unexpected places—where identity is continuously reimagined and rooted in both memory and environment.
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