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Tahara

A queer, coming-of-age drama set in Rochester, NY about an anxious teen girl who is manipulated into a romantic encounter with her best friend during the funeral service of their former Hebrew school classmate.

Director

Olivia Peace

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Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Carrie Lowstein

Madeline Grey DeFreece

Hannah Rosen

Tristan Leibotwitz

Elaina Cohen

Shlomit Azoulay

Moreh Klein

Bernadette Quigley

Melissa

Rachel F.

Melissa Juliet Lawson

Rachel G.

Zack

Natalie

Mrs. Goldstein

Hazzan Berger

Sarah Bronstein

Katherine D'Anjolell

David Gold

Mr. Lowstein

Funeral Attendee

Bridgette Yaxley

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We can't express grief with
standard, shallow platitudes. - Tahara

We can't express grief with standard, shallow platitude...

Did you have something
to add, Yitzhaka? - Tahara

Did you have something to add, Yitzhaka?

Um, uh, yeah. - Tahara

I was wondering - Tahara

I was wondering

- Yes, Miera.
- Miera? - Tahara

- Yes, Miera. - Miera?

"Some of these traditions
include preparing the body - Tahara

"Some of these traditions include preparing the body

Now, can anyone tell
me the significance - Tahara

Now, can anyone tell me the significance

One of you young
scholars must understand - Tahara

One of you young scholars must understand

Correct. The only relationship
that matters in the end - Tahara

Correct. The only relationship that matters in the end

Um, yeah, just
piggybacking off of that, - Tahara

Um, yeah, just piggybacking off of that,

But we have it when
we're alive too. - Tahara

But we have it when we're alive too.

Um... yeah, I just, - Tahara

Um... yeah, I just,

Yitzhaka, please make
sure you drink some water - Tahara

Yitzhaka, please make sure you drink some water

God, I can't believe I did
that, that's so embarrassing. - Tahara

God, I can't believe I did that, that's so embarra...

Of course it is. They wouldn't
cancel prom over one person. - Tahara

Of course it is. They wouldn't cancel prom over one per...

I mean, people are probably
gonna be crying in there - Tahara

I mean, people are probably gonna be crying in there

But we can check and
see if it's empty, - Tahara

But we can check and see if it's empty,

I wonder if I should say
something to him so he, like, - Tahara

I wonder if I should say something to him so he, like,

I don't know. I feel like I
haven't been very, like, visible. - Tahara

I don't know. I feel like I haven't been very, lik...

I just want him to see me - Tahara

I just want him to see me

Or, like, - Tahara

You know, you said
you wanted to be - Tahara

You know, you said you wanted to be

Is it, like, my hair? I was
gonna straighten it this morning, - Tahara

Is it, like, my hair? I was gonna straighten it this morning...

I, uh, don't think we're
allowed to smoke in here. - Tahara

I, uh, don't think we're allowed to smoke in here.

It's not smoke. - Tahara

It's not smoke.

It's cucumber, it's
easily the best flavor, - Tahara

It's cucumber, it's easily the best flavor,

Why don't you break me off a
little piece of that brownie? - Tahara

Why don't you break me off a little piece of that brown...

Dude, you were only supposed
to have, like, a tiny bite. - Tahara

Dude, you were only supposed to have, like, a tiny bite.

If these haven't hit yet, - Tahara

If these haven't hit yet,

No, it's fine. I mean, - Tahara

No, it's fine. I mean,

As you can see, it's
divided into six panels, - Tahara

As you can see, it's divided into six panels,

I want you to fill
in each section - Tahara

I want you to fill in each section

So when did you first
start smoking, or vaping? - Tahara

So when did you first start smoking, or vaping?

Well, it's, like,
super impressive. - Tahara

Well, it's, like, super impressive.

Yeah, it was the, um, - Tahara

Yeah, it was the, um,

And Samantha's was at
that, like, weird hotel, - Tahara

And Samantha's was at that, like, weird hotel,

She said I had to go
to anyone's bat mitzvah - Tahara

She said I had to go to anyone's bat mitzvah

It was, like, all adults and
Samantha's little cousins - Tahara

It was, like, all adults and Samantha's little cousins

I mean, I left right
after the candle ceremony, - Tahara

I mean, I left right after the candle ceremony,

But she had a candle
for all of her friends - Tahara

But she had a candle for all of her friends

I know she was weird, but, like, - Tahara

I know she was weird, but, like,

In elementary school, we used
to, like, dance together, - Tahara

In elementary school, we used to, like, dance together,

I quit when I went to
middle school, um... - Tahara

I quit when I went to middle school, um...

So, I never really saw
her outside of any of that - Tahara

So, I never really saw her outside of any of that

So, we weren't
really, like, friends, - Tahara

So, we weren't really, like, friends,

I just never really gave
her much of a chance. - Tahara

I just never really gave her much of a chance.

And now, I guess I never will. - Tahara

And now, I guess I never will.

Like just come out already.
We all see your haircut, - Tahara

Like just come out already. We all see your haircut,

Well, except for Hannah, but, like,
she didn't feel the same way so... - Tahara

Well, except for Hannah, but, like, she didn't feel the...

I mean, I wouldn't want
Samantha to ask me out, - Tahara

I mean, I wouldn't want Samantha to ask me out,

What? Are you, like,
in love with me now? - Tahara

What? Are you, like, in love with me now?

You know, Samantha was,
like, actually my friend, - Tahara

You know, Samantha was, like, actually my friend,

Remember that each
and every one of you - Tahara

Remember that each and every one of you

As the Babylonian
Talmud tells us, - Tahara

As the Babylonian Talmud tells us,

Tragedy takes a long
time to process. - Tahara

Tragedy takes a long time to process.

Thankfully, your faith
will guide you through - Tahara

Thankfully, your faith will guide you through

And so, once
everyone is finished, - Tahara

And so, once everyone is finished,

I know, I just thought I
felt a little bit of blood - Tahara

I know, I just thought I felt a little bit of blood

There are no wrong
answers. Uh-huh. - Tahara

There are no wrong answers. Uh-huh.

I just think this whole
thing is really sad - Tahara

I just think this whole thing is really sad

Now, would anyone
else like to share? - Tahara

Now, would anyone else like to share?

And I just feel, like,
I really relate to this - Tahara

And I just feel, like, I really relate to this

And then, like, there's the
sadness part, which I did... - Tahara

And then, like, there's the sadness part, which I did.....

Literally, every atom in my
body is vibrating right now. - Tahara

Literally, every atom in my body is vibrating right now.

I think still stuck in
that busy-ness phase, - Tahara

I think still stuck in that busy-ness phase,

Just keeping busy and, like,
keeping my mind doing other things. - Tahara

Just keeping busy and, like, keeping my mind doing other thi...

And I just think that
it would be really nice - Tahara

And I just think that it would be really nice

She passed away three years
ago, but I'm still really sad - Tahara

She passed away three years ago, but I'm still really s...

Hava, do you have
something to share? - Tahara

Hava, do you have something to share?

- No, I'm good. Thank you.
- This is a safe space - Tahara

- No, I'm good. Thank you. - This is a safe space

I guess I've just
been thinking and... - Tahara

I guess I've just been thinking and...

I realized that none
of this matters. - Tahara

I realized that none of this matters.

Um, today and everything, - Tahara

Um, today and everything,

I mean, none of us really liked
Samantha that much, right? - Tahara

I mean, none of us really liked Samantha that much, right?

You said that none of
this really matters - Tahara

You said that none of this really matters

Absolutely not. I
never said that. - Tahara

Absolutely not. I never said that.

Today is a horrible day and
I don't know why you're lying - Tahara

Today is a horrible day and I don't know why you'r...

I mean, were any of us surprised
to find out that it was Samantha? - Tahara

I mean, were any of us surprised to find out that it was Sam...

Like, none of us did
anything to help her - Tahara

Like, none of us did anything to help her

And I'm just tired
of acting like this - Tahara

And I'm just tired of acting like this

I mean, Samantha killed herself - Tahara

I mean, Samantha killed herself

I know we're all exhausted, - Tahara

I know we're all exhausted,

Well, I'm sorry being honest
isn't fucking productive. - Tahara

Well, I'm sorry being honest isn't fucking product...

If you cannot be here today,
you are free to leave. - Tahara

If you cannot be here today, you are free to leave.

Then maybe you should
go into the hall - Tahara

Then maybe you should go into the hall

Now, who else would
like to share? - Tahara

Now, who else would like to share?

So, today's been
crazy boring, right? - Tahara

So, today's been crazy boring, right?

I mean, didn't you and
Samantha used to... - Tahara

I mean, didn't you and Samantha used to...

Oh, uh, that was fake. - Tahara

Oh, uh, that was fake.

Topher made that up as a
joke and... 'Cause she's... - Tahara

Topher made that up as a joke and... 'Cause she's....

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A queer, coming-of-age drama set in Rochester, NY about an anxious teen girl who is manipulated into a romantic encounter with her best friend during the funeral service of their former Hebrew school classmate.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Olivia Peace

Writer: Jess Zeidman

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 Jan 2020

Awards: 3 wins & 2 nominations

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