Once it is established that professional boxer Dimitri Salita is also a practicing Orthodox Jew, Jason Hutt's journeyman docu, "Orthodox Stance," holds few surprises. Once it is established that ...
Dmitriy Salita is a Russian immigrant, professional boxer and a religious Jew. ORTHODOX STANCE portrays Dmitriy's maturation in each of these disparate communities, and the seemingly incompatible ...
An invigorating boxing tale as well as a meditation on religious devotion, "Orthodox Stance" — a documentary in the Tucson Jewish Film Festival — packs a wallop. Director Jason Hutt follows Dmitriy ...
Salita undercuts much of the documentary's ostensible drama by claiming he sees no conflict whatsoever between his strong Orthodox Jewish convictions and his profession as a would-be prize fighter.
This portrait of a professional boxer who also happens to be an Orthodox Jew has its interesting and evocative moments but lacks the compelling aspects necessary to make it stand out in the current ...
Dmitriy Salita is a Russian immigrant, professional boxer and a religious Jew. ORTHODOX STANCE portrays Dmitriy's maturation in each of these disparate communities, and the seemingly incompatible ...