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XXY-47
I grew gynecomastia a year before my Bar-Mitzvah. I was ashamed of my Un-male body and spoke to my parents to understand what could be done. my Pediatrician sent me to a genetics test due to a hunch he had. He was right, I am unique, I have a syndrome that affects 1 in 600 males. I have an extra chromosome triplet in DNA, XXY-47.
This makes the right side of my brain dominant and is also responsible for my male infertility. The films tells the story of my coming to terms with the fact that I may never be a biological father.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2024
Director: Adam Dov Horovitz
Producer: Adam Dov Horovitz
Production Company: Maale Film School
Cinematographer: Adam Dov Horovitz. Archival Footage: Lisa Horovitz, David Horovitz. Additional Cinematography: Nati Avital
Editor: Adam Dov Horovitz
Soundtrack Editor: Avi Mizrahi
Original Soundtrack: David Horovitz
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Colourist / Online Editor: Sergio Bezrukoff
Visual Effects: Adam Dov Horovitz
Animation: Adam Dov Horovitz
Production Design: Adam Dov Horovitz
Script: Adam Dov Horovitz
Research: Adam Dov Horovitz
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: XXY-47
Category: Animation / Children and Youth / Family / Health / Identity / People with Disabilities / Student Films
Tag Words: Bar Mitzvah Biological Father childhood Chromosome DNA Family fatherhood Genetic Disorder Gynecomastia Infertility IVF Male Infertility medicine Pediatrics Self-Acceptance Sterile
I grew gynecomastia a year before my Bar-Mitzvah. I was ashamed of my Un-male body and spoke to my parents to understand what could be done. my Pediatrician sent me to a genetics test due to a hunch he had. He was right, I am unique, I have a syndrome that affects 1 in 600 males. I have an extra chromosome triplet in DNA, XXY-47.
This makes the right side of my brain dominant and is also responsible for my male infertility. The films tells the story of my coming to terms with the fact that I may never be a biological father.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2024
Director: Adam Dov Horovitz
Producer: Adam Dov Horovitz
Production Company: Maale Film School
Cinematographer: Adam Dov Horovitz. Archival Footage: Lisa Horovitz, David Horovitz. Additional Cinematography: Nati Avital
Editor: Adam Dov Horovitz
Soundtrack Editor: Avi Mizrahi
Original Soundtrack: David Horovitz
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Colourist / Online Editor: Sergio Bezrukoff
Visual Effects: Adam Dov Horovitz
Animation: Adam Dov Horovitz
Production Design: Adam Dov Horovitz
Script: Adam Dov Horovitz
Research: Adam Dov Horovitz
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: XXY-47
Category: Animation / Children and Youth / Family / Health / Identity / People with Disabilities / Student Films
Tag Words: Bar Mitzvah Biological Father childhood Chromosome DNA Family fatherhood Genetic Disorder Gynecomastia Infertility IVF Male Infertility medicine Pediatrics Self-Acceptance Sterile
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