{"id":11554,"date":"2018-11-08T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T16:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=11554"},"modified":"2022-08-22T09:54:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T13:54:01","slug":"praying-with-lior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/praying-with-lior\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Praying with Lior’ Screening Available Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join the Film and Communities Living-Learning House<\/a> at 2 p.m. Saturday in Dewing Hall<\/a> Room 103 for a screening and discussion of the New York Times Critics Pick documentary \u201cPraying with Lior.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“Praying with Lior” publicity photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The film, directed by Ilana Trachtman, is about a Jewish boy who has Down syndrome and is preparing for his bar mitzvah after losing his mother at age 6. Many in Lior\u2019s family and community believe Lior is close to God, although he’s also a burden, a best friend, an inspiration and an embarrassment, depending on who is asked and when. According to the film\u2019s website, \u201cPraying with Lior\u201d is the centerpiece of an ambitious outreach campaign to change the way people with disabilities are perceived and received by faith communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cPraying with Lior\u201d won audience awards at the Boston, Washington, San Diego and Vancouver Jewish film festivals as well as 2008 media awards from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the National Down Syndrome Congress.<\/p>\n

The discussion will include submitted commentary from the director. For more information, email Ellie Hughes<\/a> of the Film and Communities Living-Learning House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Many in Lior\u2019s family and community believe Lior is close to God, although he’s also a burden, a best friend, an inspiration and an embarrassment, depending on who is asked and when. According to the film\u2019s website, \u201cPraying with Lior\u201d is the centerpiece of an ambitious outreach campaign to change the way people with disabilities are perceived and received by faith communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPraying with Lior\u201d won audience awards at the Boston, Washington, San Diego and Vancouver Jewish film festivals as well as 2008 media awards from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the National Down Syndrome Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion will include submitted commentary from the director. 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