The Sign for Love
Synopsis
When El-Ad was a child, his mother told him: “Raising you is like raising three kids.” Ever since that moment, he felt guilty for being deaf, and tried extra hard to be like everyone else. He became even more alienated after the tragic death of his mother and the breakdown of his family. El-Ad later started a family of his own, becoming a father through a shared parenting arrangement with his friend Yaeli, who’s also deaf, surrounded by their deaf friends. The film is his first-person account of the life he created for himself, and his attempt to show viewers his version of family and parenthood.
Credits
Director(s)
Elad Cohen, Iris Ben Moshe
Producer(s)
Nati Adler
Cinematography
Iris Ben Moshe, Elad Cohen, Avigail Shperber
Editor
Iris Ben Moshe
Original Music
Kobi Vitman
Original Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
English, Greek
Soundtrack
Shahaf Wagshel
Festival Highlights
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Winner
Audience AwardDocaviv Film Festival2017 -
Winner
Best Documentary FilmSide by Side Film Festival2018 -
Winner
Audience Choice Lolly Award for Best FeatureXPOSED International Queer Film Festival2019
Bosifest, Russia, 2019
European Film Festival Integration You and Me, Poland, In Competition, 2019
Embassy of Israel in Berlin, Germany, 2019
Human Rights Arts & Film Festival, Australia, 2019
XPOSED International Queer Film Festival, Germany, 2019
Side by Side Film Festival , Russia, 2019
Margaret Mead Film Festival, USA, 2018
QFest: The Houston International LGBTQ Film, USA, 2018
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival , USA, 2018
Pink Apple Film Festival , Switzerland, 2018
Sydney Film Festival, Australia, 2018
Sao Paolo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2017
Docaviv Film Festival, Israel, 2017
