Drum Roll Please...

I can finally announce where my new movie will have its world premiere

I started writing Lost Cause way back in 2020. Production wrapped on March 4, 2024. I spent the next several months editing the project and — eyeing a 2025 premiere — began applying to festivals in the fall of 2024.

Without further ado…

I’m so very excited to announce that Lost Cause will have its world premiere on Sunday, July 27 at the iconic Roxie Theater in SF as part of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. SFJFF is the oldest, biggest and boldest Jewish festival in the world, with a rich history of screening and supporting radical cinema.

Here is a beautiful write-up of the film from the SFJFF program guide:

“Actors sit in a theater, ready to tell a story. Their tale begins on Yom Kippur and unfolds in a synagogue — “a little microcosm of society.” Songs are woven between scenes, adding emotional and intellectual depth. At times, images and voice-over provide additional context. Lost Cause is a story of exploration — of sprawling questions and unresolved answers — as a community tries to understand and save itself. Writer, director, and actor Adam Kritzer’s Lost Cause is a singular work of art. A meta-narrative, the film functions as much as a multimedia art piece as it does a musical. It does not shy away from this blending of forms; instead, it revels in its pliability, using it to examine its subjects’ inner psyches and the broader consequences of their actions. Lost Cause is neither farce nor foil — it is a clear artistic exploration of the unanswerable questions facing our country today.”

— Anisse Elias, SFJFF

Do you know someone in the bay area who likes radical political micro-budget musical comedy films? Please share this announcement with them! Over 50% of people decide what to watch based on recommendations from family, friends and social media. Without your help, I can only do so much! Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.

See you in SF. <3

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