The Children of San Simon

The Children of San Simon


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Runtime: 1h 12min
  • Language: עִבְרִית
  • Production Company: Sadot North LTD
  • Production Country: Israel
  • Director: Shachar Gal-Nur

Summary

Sima Shimony, age 69, embarks on a mission to find her friends and staff from the "ALYN" Institute for Children with Disabilities, which was situated in the secluded San-Simon monastery in Jerusalem, during the 1960s. Armed with a small camera attached to her wheelchair, she sets off on a journey across the country together with her friend Pini Newirth, also a polio child, to unfold and reclaim the story of the children affected by the Polio epidemic. In a futile attempt to rebuild their bodies so they could walk, the children were subjected to excruciating medical procedures with no parents or family at their side. But growing up together forged a group of remarkable, self-driven women and men with disabilities who eventually launched the Disability Rights movement in Israel.

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  • Pini Newirth

    as self
  • Sima Shimony

    as self
Directing Shachar Gal-Nur Director
Production Shachar Gal-Nur Researcher
Crew Shachar Gal-Nur Script
Production Mooly Landesman Producer
Production Tslil Landesman Producer
Crew Ran Aviad Cinematography
Production Sima Shimony Researcher
Editing Kobi Netanel Editor
Crew Sima Shimony Creator
Art Elad Elharar Production Design
Sound Itamar Doari Original Music Composer
Sound Erez Eyni-Shavit Sound Designer

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