Chatting with Alan Zweig

Up until now, acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Alan Zweig has studiously avoided, in his own words, “invoking my Jewish background.” Now with the world premiere of his engaging and thought-provoking documentary When Jews Were Funny set for the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, he explains how his change of heart came about and why his resistance was broken and he “went Full Jew.” To read more of my interview with Alan Zweig on the Press+1 site, click here.