Swimming with Wings
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| Hebrew | לשחות עם כנפיים |
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| Directed by | Daphna Awadish |
| Written by | Daphna Awadish |
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| Edited by | Daphna Awadish |
| Music by | Ady Cohen |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
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| 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.