Swimming with Wings

Name: Swimming with Wings
Director: Daphna Awadish Golan
Genre: Documentary, Animation
Released: 2025-05-15

2025 · 10 min · Documentary, Animation

A short animated documentary exploring the immigration experience through the eyes of children learning how to swim with clothes on in the Netherlands.

Directed by Daphna Awadish Golan · Written by Daphna Awadish Golan

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