Polish Bar follows Reuben Horowitz (played by Boardwalk Empire’s Vincent Piazza) as he tries to make a name for himself as a DJ in the Chicago club and music scene. He’s anchored to his family by working at the jewelry store of his Uncle Sol (Judd Hirsch), but he’s drawn away from them by his other gig, which is at a strip club—where he also acts as a drug supplier for the clientele. The film screened this past weekend at the Castro Theater during the 31st San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, and three other opportunities to see it during the festival remain: It plays Berkeley Repertory Theatre July 30, in Stanford August 2 and at the Rafael Film Center August 6. I convened with director Ben Berkowitz over email to discuss such intriguing aspects of Polish Bar as the use of music and the representation of his hometown of Chicago.
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