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- (JTA) — British filmmaker Oliver Park isn’t Jewish, but he does have a deep appreciation for the Jewish roots of the horror genre that informed his work on “The Offering,” his feature debut as director about an ancient demon set in a Hasidic enclave in Brooklyn.
www.jta.org/2023/01/13/culture/in-the-offering-the-latest-yiddish-inflected-horror-movie-a-jewish-spirit-haunts-hasidic-brooklynIn ‘The Offering,’ the latest Yiddish-inflected horror movie ...
The premise has potential (an ancient Jewish-kabbalistic demon is on the loose within an orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn and turns on innocent people), and the setting in an old town-house with in the basement a mortuary is atmospheric and pleasantly creepy, but that's about it.
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- Horror
- Oliver Park
- 2023-01-13
Apr 14, 2023 · Instead, The Offering —which was directed by Oliver Park, with a screenplay by Hank Hoffman—explores the mysticism of Orthodox Judaism. Specifically, it focuses on the myth of a demon who ...
- Anna Menta
- 1 min
Jan 11, 2023 · Screen Rant is thrilled to present an exclusive clip from the new horror movie The Offering. The new movie merges the Jewish faith with horror to explore one of the most fundamental fears of humanity: how to protect one's child from a threat larger than oneself.
- Caitlin Tyrrell
- Host / Interviewer
The Offering is a 2023 American horror-thriller film directed by Oliver Park and with a screenplay by Hank Hoffman from a story by Hoffman and Jonathan Yunger, based on the Jewish folktale of Abyzou. It stars Nick Blood, Emily Wiseman, Allan Corduner, Paul Kaye, Daniel Ben Zenou and Jodie Jacobs.
Jan 13, 2023 · (JTA) — British filmmaker Oliver Park isn’t Jewish, but he does have a deep appreciation for the Jewish roots of the horror genre that informed his work on “The Offering,” his feature...
Jan 9, 2023 · A new film says yes. ‘The Offering’ aims to introduce audiences to authentic Jewish characters — and scare them along the way. Paul Kaye, Nick Blood and Allan Corduner in The Offering....
Jan 12, 2024 · Despite the fact that Abyzou is not endemic to Judaism, The Offering slightly tweaks 5,000+ years of tradition by linking her to Binding of Isaac. As one character explains, God...
