| A Life Apart: Hasidism in America | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Menachem Daum Oren Rudavsky |
| Produced by | Menachem Daum Oren Rudavsky |
| Narrated by | Leonard Nimoy Sarah Jessica Parker |
| Cinematography | Oren Rudavsky |
| Edited by | Ruth Schell |
| Music by | Yale Strom |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America is 1997 American documentary film produced for PBS about Hasidic Judaism in America[1] produced and directed by Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky, written by Daum and Robert Seidman, and narrated by Leonard Nimoy and Sarah Jessica Parker.[2][3][4]
The film is the first documentary to cover the American Hasidic community in an in-depth manner, and mainly examines Hasidic sects in Brooklyn[4] and focuses on the Hasidic way of life and the struggles and conflicts that face the movement's adherents.[1]