The Patriarch's Room

Released June 8th 2018

A film by Danae Elon

Produced by Paul Cadieux and Danae Elon

“Jaffa Gate Is Ours!” screamed the headlines in 2005. Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos was accused of selling church property to Jewish settlers. He denied all the accusations. But for the first time in the church’s 2000-year history, its leader was ousted. For 11 long years, Irineos was imprisoned in his chambers. In this first-person account, filmmaker Danae Elon unravels what really happened to the former Patriarch. With unprecedented access to the inner workings of the church, a riveting, mysterious, disturbing, and often humorous story is revealed about an unknown world within the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City.

Available on Digital HD ➤ https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thepatriarchsroom
Also available in French ➤ https://vimeo.com/ondemand/patriarche
Also available in Hebrew ➤ https://vimeo.com/ondemand/patriarchsroomhebrew
Also available in Arabic ➤ https://vimeo.com/ondemand/patriarchsroomarabic

CANADA | 2017 | DOCUMENTARY | 83 MINUTES | HD

ENGLISH, FRENCH, HEBREW AND GREEK WITH ENGLISH, HEBREW AND ARABIC SUBTITLES

Heartfelt, poignant and very emotional
— Carole Di Tosti, Blog Critics