Meni Philip

Yotam, a thirteen year-old boy studying at an ultra-orthodox Jewish boarding school tries to battle the awakening of his sexual desires. Confused and guilt-ridden, he consults with his rabbi who abuses his position and Yotam's innocence. With no one to trust and nowhere to go, Yotam finds himself trapped by the enforced silence in his community.

Meni Philip believed the days of teachers physically disciplining students belonged in the past, along with vague memories of abuse he suffered in school years ago. A viral post online proved otherwise, detailing brutality suffered at the hands of teachers in ultra-orthodox Jewish schools and eliciting hundreds of similar stories. The responses sent Meni on a journey to lift the veil on this ongoing system of abuse that transcends generations and happens all over the world.

Yotam, a thirteen year-old boy studying at an ultra-orthodox Jewish boarding school tries to battle the awakening of his sexual desires. Confused and guilt-ridden, he consults with his rabbi who abuses his position and Yotam's innocence. With no one to trust and nowhere to go, Yotam finds himself trapped by the enforced silence in his community.

Meni Philip believed the days of teachers physically disciplining students belonged in the past, along with vague memories of abuse he suffered in school years ago. A viral post online proved otherwise, detailing brutality suffered at the hands of teachers in ultra-orthodox Jewish schools and eliciting hundreds of similar stories. The responses sent Meni on a journey to lift the veil on this ongoing system of abuse that transcends generations and happens all over the world.

Meni Philip believed the days of teachers physically disciplining students belonged in the past, along with vague memories of abuse he suffered in school years ago. A viral post online proved otherwise, detailing brutality suffered at the hands of teachers in ultra-orthodox Jewish schools and eliciting hundreds of similar stories. The responses sent Meni on a journey to lift the veil on this ongoing system of abuse that transcends generations and happens all over the world.

Meni Philip believed the days of teachers physically disciplining students belonged in the past, along with vague memories of abuse he suffered in school years ago. A viral post online proved otherwise, detailing brutality suffered at the hands of teachers in ultra-orthodox Jewish schools and eliciting hundreds of similar stories. The responses sent Meni on a journey to lift the veil on this ongoing system of abuse that transcends generations and happens all over the world.