Swimming with Wings

Swimming with Wings
Hebrewלשחות עם כנפיים
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Directed byDaphna Awadish
Written byDaphna Awadish
Produced by
Edited byDaphna Awadish
Music byAdy Cohen
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Studio Wasia
  • SND Films (Sales)
Release date
  • 13 November 2023 (2023-11-13)
Running time
10 minutes
Countries
  • Israel
  • Netherlands
LanguagesDutch, 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.