Tying Your Own Shoes
This short animated documentary offers an intimate glimpse into the exceptional mindsets and emotional lives of four adult artists with Down Syndrome. An artful, four-way essay about ability, film explores how it feels to be a little bit unusual.
In her follow-up to her award-winning film, John and Michael, filmmaker Shira Avni pursues a deeper understanding of esteem and disability by inviting Petra, Matthew, Daninah, and Katherine to consider their pasts, relationships and ambitions.
In her follow-up to her award-winning film, John and Michael, filmmaker Shira Avni pursues a deeper understanding of esteem and disability by inviting Petra, Matthew, Daninah, and Katherine to consider their pasts, relationships and ambitions.
Awards and distinctions
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Grand Prix Japan Prize - Welfare Education CategoryInternational Educational Program Contest Japan Prize, Tokyo2010
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Award for Excellence and Innovation in VideoCanadian Network for Innovation in Education, Hamilton2010
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Honourable Mention for the Short Documentary AwardDoxa - Documentary Film and Video Festival, Vancouver2010
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Audience AwardTricky Women International Women's Animated Film Festival, Vienna2010
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Golden Dove for Best Short Documentary- with a cash prize of € 5000International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Leipzig2009
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