Director:Dani Menkin
Screenplay:Dani Menkin, Ilan Heitne
Starring:Ami Ankilewitz……himself
Country:USA
Language:English / Hebrew / Spanish
Run time:70mins
Subtitle: Chinese
39 Pounds of Love is the inspirational and humorous story of Ami
Ankilewitz, a 3-D nimator in Israel whose bodily motion is limited
to a single finger on his left hand. At birth, mi was diagnosed
with a rare form of muscular dystrophy, later diagnosed as Spinal
Muscular trophy (SMA), and was predicted to survive only to the
age of 6. Now, thirty years later, he eaves the woman he loves and
returns to the United States to confront the childhood doctor ho
predicted his early demise. Along the way, he comes to terms with
a major incident from is past and pursues a lifelong dream: to ride
a Harley Davidson. 39 Pounds of Love is an motional roller coaster,
a fascinating, humorous and truly nspirational ride through life
with omeone who embodies the very term, carpe diem (Seize the day).
Director, Dani Menkin, first saw Ami in a Tel Aviv bar, and was
instantly drawn to him and thus, began a relationship with Ami that
would eventually lead to making the film. The logistics of undertaking
such a journey were complicated and the risks were dangerously real.
For Ami, who often requires special equipment, no detail could be
overlooked or spared. A trailer was outfitted for Ami’s needs. His
best friend and former caretaker, Asaf, was onboard to provide physical
assistance and support. And so, this seven-member crew set out on
the road from Los Angeles, through the American southwest and eventually
as far east as Florida in search of that doctor who had diagnosed
Ami when he was born.
Along the way, Ami's dream became the crew's dream as well: to
document Ami’s journey, to find the doctor, to reconcile relationships,
to tell his story, but above all, to give hope to others through
its telling. From Ami's best friend Asaf, to his brother Oscar and
mother Helena, everyone surrounding Ami, both onscreen and off was
forced to come to terms with themselves, with their loves, their
fears and their hopes, as they worked to keep both Ami and his dream
alive.
Release Date:2007/3/2
Theater:
CHANGCHUN
THEATER 長春戲院
No.172, Changchun Rd, Jhongshan District, Taipei
Tel: 02-25074149
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