A Cantor's Head (2020) is a short documentary directed by Erik Greenberg Anjou.
Cantor Netanel Hershtik has lost his job at a synagogue at which he's been employed for decades. We're told that his singing is now considered old-fashioned. He's not about to change. As he puts it, "They want a young man who plays the guitar."
His singing is superb. It's hard to imagine that he could be replaced by anyone at the same level of skill. Someone with that kind of artistic and religious talent is very hard to find.
Of course, we only see the cantor's side of the story, so it's impossible to know the other side. The cantor is a forceful person. Maybe he made enemies within the temple's board of directors.
We saw this film as part of the outstanding Rochester Jewish Film Festival. It doesn't have five ratings yet, but it's an excellent film, and worth seeking out. I rated it 8.
Cantor Netanel Hershtik has lost his job at a synagogue at which he's been employed for decades. We're told that his singing is now considered old-fashioned. He's not about to change. As he puts it, "They want a young man who plays the guitar."
His singing is superb. It's hard to imagine that he could be replaced by anyone at the same level of skill. Someone with that kind of artistic and religious talent is very hard to find.
Of course, we only see the cantor's side of the story, so it's impossible to know the other side. The cantor is a forceful person. Maybe he made enemies within the temple's board of directors.
We saw this film as part of the outstanding Rochester Jewish Film Festival. It doesn't have five ratings yet, but it's an excellent film, and worth seeking out. I rated it 8.