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Sukkah City, Oxbow Lake Films ; produced & directed by Jason Hutt

eng

videorecording

Rating: Not rated

Sukkah City

905862706

Oxbow Lake Films ; produced & directed by Jason Hutt

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When best-selling author Joshua Foer began to build his first sukkah, a small hut that Jews build and dwell in every fall for the holiday of Sukkot, he wanted to move beyond the generic plywood boxes and canvas tents that have become the unimaginative status quo. He discovered that while the Bible outlines the basic parameters for what a sukkah should look like and how it should function, it leaves plenty of room for variation and interpretation. Foer thought what if contemporary architects and designers were challenged to design and construct twelve radical sukkahs? What would they come up with? And so was born the design competition known as Sukkah City in Union Square Park, in the heart of New York City. Chronicling the competition, the film goes behind the scenes during construction, exhibition, and judging to provide an entertaining and inspiring portrait of the project's visionary architects and structures, and an exciting, singular moment in the American Jewish experience

The historical sukkah -- Reimagining the sukkah -- The first six finalists -- Discussion and compromise -- Competitors -- Beginning construction -- Getting there -- Finishing construction -- Installation night -- Exhibit opening -- Sukkah City People's Choice Award

live action

Ancient structure gets a modern makeover