Many reviewers have noted that SHTTL takes a different approach to telling the story of the Holocaust. In what way is it different?

Why do you think the letter “e” missing from the word “SHTTL”? 

The film is in black & white. How does the cinematography impact the film?

There are several different conflicts driving the Jewish community in this town. What are they?

The director filmed the film in a “single-shot style” just as Alfred Hitchcock did in his 1948 mystery Rope. Were you aware of this non-close-up style when watching the film? What impact did this style have on your take of the characters?