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Father Tongue
A relationship between Dror, a deaf child, and his father, Moshik, who finds it difficult to accept his deafness. Moshik insists Dror goes to a school for hearing children, but Dror feels rejected and experiences bullying. Moshik doesn’t read the signals, even when Dror angrily breaks his precious hearing implant in protest.
The rift between them grows bigger, when Dror violently attacks the class bully and is expelled from school. Moshik first sees his distress, and the two have to learn to communicate in order to find solutions.
Director: Ivgeny Gashinsky
Producer: Iris Ben Moshe
Production Company: IRIS Productions
Cinematographer: Johnathan (Johnny) Karny
Editor: Iris Ben Moshe
Soundtrack Editor: Yohai Ben Zvi
Original Soundtrack: Kobi Vitman
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Makor Foundation, The Gesher Multicultrual Fund
Colourist / Online Editor: Peleg Levi
Visual Effects: Ariel Bendayan, Naama Leitner
Cast: Miki Leon, Miko Reynlib
Script: Ivgeny Gashinsky
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: שפת אב
Category: Children and Youth / Family / Identity / People with Disabilities
Tag Words: belonging deafness disabilities Family identity Language parent-child relationships sign language youth
A relationship between Dror, a deaf child, and his father, Moshik, who finds it difficult to accept his deafness. Moshik insists Dror goes to a school for hearing children, but Dror feels rejected and experiences bullying. Moshik doesn’t read the signals, even when Dror angrily breaks his precious hearing implant in protest.
The rift between them grows bigger, when Dror violently attacks the class bully and is expelled from school. Moshik first sees his distress, and the two have to learn to communicate in order to find solutions.
Director: Ivgeny Gashinsky
Producer: Iris Ben Moshe
Production Company: IRIS Productions
Cinematographer: Johnathan (Johnny) Karny
Editor: Iris Ben Moshe
Soundtrack Editor: Yohai Ben Zvi
Original Soundtrack: Kobi Vitman
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Makor Foundation, The Gesher Multicultrual Fund
Colourist / Online Editor: Peleg Levi
Visual Effects: Ariel Bendayan, Naama Leitner
Cast: Miki Leon, Miko Reynlib
Script: Ivgeny Gashinsky
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: שפת אב
Category: Children and Youth / Family / Identity / People with Disabilities
Tag Words: belonging deafness disabilities Family identity Language parent-child relationships sign language youth
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