"A Stroke Left Him Isolated. Love Is His Lifeline." 07 October 2021 Factual 12 mins
Cut off from his loved ones due to the strict COVID-19 lockdown at the long-term care facility where he lives, a quadriplegic rabbi is filmed by his daughter while reflecting on love, mortality and longing.
Watch the official Perfecting the Art of Longing 2021 trailer in HD below.
Rabbi Ronnie Cahana as Self
Annette Clarke Executive Producer
Peaufiner l'art de languir Trailer
Canada 07 October 2021
United States 22 February 2022
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