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In Tahara, a Black Queer Jewish Teen Navigates Grief and Toxicity

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Tahara, a coming-of-age drama that screened at this year's Outfest, shows a rare perspective in cinema: a Black queer Jewish teen's.Directed by Olivia Peace and written by Jess Zeidman, the film follows Carrie (Madeline Grey DeFreece) as she processes the death of a classmate with other members of her Hebrew School, as well as her longtime (and toxic) relationship with Hannah (Shiva Baby's Rachel Sennott).Below, Peace discussed Tahara with The Advocate, and its themes of grief, religion, race, and friendship.It’s so rare to see Black queer Jewish women centered like this in film.

What did it mean to you personally to bring this representation to the screen?It was pretty much a non-option to me.

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