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Swimming with Wings
Hebrew	לשחות עם כנפיים
Directed by	Daphna Awadish
Written by	Daphna Awadish
Produced by	Richard Valk Amit Russell Gicelter Avishai Simhovitch (Line Producer)
Edited by	Daphna Awadish
Music by	Ady Cohen
Production companies	The Hive Studio (Israel) Valk Productions (Netherlands)
Distributed by	Studio Wasia SND Films (Sales)
Release date	13 November 2023 (2023-11-13)
Running time	10 minutes
Countries	Israel Netherlands
Languages	Dutch, English, Hebrew

Swimming with Wings (Hebrew: לשחות עם כנפיים) is a 2023 Israeli-Dutch animated short documentary written and directed by Daphna Awadish. The film explores the immigration experience through the eyes of little Israeli girl learning how to swim with clothes on in the Netherlands.

The 10-minute short premiered in multiple festivals worldwide, including the 2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival, the Warsaw Film Festival, and the FIPADOC International Documentary Festival. In addition, the film won the Grand Prix du Jury at the Meknes International Animation Film Festival in Morocco, the ECFA Documentary Film Award at the Olympia International Film Festival in Greece, a Jury Award finalist at the New York International Children's Film Festival, and the ECFA Award at the PLAY Festival at the Lisbon International Children's Film Festival in Portugal.

Plot

Lyri recently moved to the Netherlands with her family and reflects on her experiences adjusting to this new environment. Although she would have preferred to stay in Israel, she finds herself navigating a world filled with unfamiliar customs. One of the most striking differences she notes is that children in the Netherlands learn to swim in their street clothes, highlighting the unique cultural practices she is encountering.

Accolades

Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals around the world:

References

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24. "Integrazione Film Festival". Retrieved 2024-11-03.

External links

• Swimming With Wings at IMDb
• Official Trailer on YouTube.
• Swimming With Wings on MUBI.
• Swimming With Wings on Letterboxd.com.
• Swimming With Wings on SEE-NL Magazine.

• 2023 films
• 2023 animated short films
• Israeli animated short films
• Dutch animated short films
• Animated films about penguins