
Good Grief(2023)
When his husband unexpectedly dies, Marc's world shatters, sending him and his two best friends on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.


A grief-stricken cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. The two forlorn souls develop a special connection.

Jason Schwartzman
Ben Gottlieb

Carol Kane
Carla Kessler

Dolly de Leon
Judith Gottlieb

Caroline Aaron
Meira Gottlieb

Robert Smigel
Rabbi Bruce

Madeline Weinstein
Gabby / Ruth

Matthew Shear
Nat

Lindsay Burdge
Darcy
Julia Walsh
Twin #1
Brittany Walsh
Twin #2
Between the Temples is a comedy, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of new york city, midlife crisis, widow, cemetery, music teacher, grief. Directed by Nathan Silver, it stars Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Dolly de Leon. A grief-stricken cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. The two forlorn souls develop a special connection.
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