CUT

 

Artist’s Statement:

My intention with this film was to educate, enlighten, entertain, and ultimately raise the level of discourse on an important, but rarely discussed topic.  A large part of Cut is spent debunking the common myths that people have about circumcision. But the film is really about what happens when different values systems come into conflict.  What happens when one’s religious tradition tells one to do something that is ethically problematic?  The emotional core of Cut is the evolving relationship that I had with my father over the 18 months that it took to make the film.  But Cut is also a call for religious moderates to stand up and resist the trend of abdicating their religious traditions to the fundamentalists of the world.  It is my belief that countering religious fundamentalism is one of the great responsibilities of our generation.  I have tried to live up to that responsibility with this film.