Film screenings will be
at the Regal Arbor Cinema
9828 Great Hills Drive and the Hideuot Theater 617 Congress
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Winner Best Documentary 2005 Israel
Academy of Film The film follows Ami's journey in search of the doctor who predicted his early demise. Along his journey, Ami attempts to come to terms with another major incident from his past and to complete a lifelong dream: To finally ride a Harley Davidson. 39 Pounds of Love is an emotional roller coaster, a fascinating, humorous and truly inspirational ride through life with someone who embodies the very term, Carpe Diem (Seize the day).
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Pounds of Love is the inspirational and humorous non-fiction
account of a remarkable man and a remarkable journey. Ami
Ankilewitz was diagnosed with an extremely rare and often
fatal form of SMA/2 that severely limits his physical growth
and movement yet at 34 years of age, he continues to outlive
a doctor's prediction of life expectancy by 28 years. And
counting. Ami, who weighs only 39 pounds, works in Israel as
a 3D animator and creates his art despite the fact that his
bodily motion is limited to a single finger on his left hand
and in doing so, continues to redefine notions of a
"limited" life.
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