Swimming with Wings (2023)
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Country:
Netherlands
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Duration:
10 min
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Genre:
animation
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Director:
Daphna Awadish
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Producer:
Richard Valk, Amit Russel Gicelter
About film
Leaving home and moving to a new country can be challenging. Due to a military conflict, Leary and his family moved from Israel to the Netherlands. At first, everything seemed strange and unfamiliar. One of the most unusual things was that children learn to swim in their street clothes here. In this animated film, the director uses the example of baby penguins to show his experience of integrating into Dutch society. The director uses simple materials such as pencils, crayons, and paints to create a stylized world that conveys the mood and emotions of the penguins.
Rewards and nominations
- Meknes International Animation Film Festival 2024 (Morocco) — Grand Prix du Jury
- Olympia International Film Festival 2023 (Greece) — ECFA Documentary Film Award
Director
Daphna Awadish Golan is an Israeli filmmaker and illustrator based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She creates animated documentaries and operates as an independent artist, illustrating and animating. Her previous shorts, «Journey Birds» (2015) and «Bear with Me» (2019), have been showcased at numerous international events and have earned several accolades.
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Director
Daphna Awadish Golan is an Israeli filmmaker and illustrator based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She creates animated documentaries and operates as an independent artist, illustrating and animating. Her previous shorts, «Journey Birds» (2015) and «Bear with Me» (2019), have been showcased at numerous international events and have earned several accolades.