Penetrating the insular world of New York's Hasidic community, focusing on three individuals driven to break away despite threats of retaliation.
Direction
Ewing and Grady earned unprecedented access.
Writing
Stories unfold like thrillers, because they are.
Director
Heidi Ewing
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Directors had to smuggle footage out after community members began following their crew.
Footsteps, the organization helping escapees, receives thousands of secret inquiries annually—this film exposed why they stay hidden.
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I understand how they want to build a community, and protect against a repeat holocaust, but when it gets to a point where u are controlling how people live, eat, dress, look, etc is a real problem and is wrong. Much respect to the people who say No more and take back control of their lives. Stay strong and move on.
@DEEPHOUSEMIAMI 897
The Ari guy is a lovely guy. I hope he finds peace.
@milianorth655 58
Just watched this documentary now. It is so much harder than many of our lives, but many of us have had to leave our communities, our belief systems, and the isolation is terrible, too. But it must be done- for us, the questioners, the critical thinkers. There is no real comfort in turning back. Life must be full of our own unique experiences. And we will survive.
@fozzybear8878 93
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