Virtual film screening of Babka (with audio description) and Q&A with the director and screenwriter Serena Dykman

In Hasidic Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a newly blind Jewish Orthodox baker forms an unlikely friendship with a Queer Catholic Latino guide dog trainer, embarking on an eye-opening journey to overcome personal and cultural barriers in his quest to reopen his beloved bakery.

Serena Dykman is a New York–based filmmaker and self-described “culture- clasher” who uses storytelling to connect people through humor, heart, and humanity. A proud third-culture kid, she was born in Paris and raised across Brussels, the French Antilles, London, and New York. Her global upbringing fuels her passion for exploring identity and cross-cultural connections.

A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts Film & Television program and a member of the WGA East, Serena has collaborated with renowned talents including Saul Rubinek (Hunters), Shahadi Wright Joseph (Us), and James V. Hart (Hook, Contact). Her films have screened at more than eighty international festivals, including Oscar-qualifiers, and earned over twenty-five awards, including two Webby Award, five Telly Awards and a Humanitas Prize nomination.