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For many people, adopting is
the only way to be parents. In
Israel, the great majority of
adoptions are from Russia. In
this doc, we follow the emo-
tional, unique and complicated
adoption path of different kinds
of families. By sharing their own
experiences, these moms and
dads will enrich the words “Fa-
mily” and “Parenthood” with
new meanings.
GENRE:
People&Society, Human Interest
LENGTH:
60’
ASPECT RATIO:
16:9
SHOOTING FORMAT:
HD
AUTHOR(S):
Shiri Shahar
DIRECTOR(S):
Shiri Shahar
PRODUCTION:
Trabelsi Productions
PRODUCTION YEAR:
2017
VERSION(S):
English, Hebrew, Swedish
FESTIVAL&AWARDS:
Haifa Film Fe-
stival 2016; Israeli Women Director’s
Week 2016.
ADOPTION DIARIES
Telling what happiness is
around the world sometimes
means to grasp it among the
furthest and hardest stories.
Through seven of those, in-
volving women of our time in
Afghanistan, Mauritania, Paki-
stan, Cambodia, Tajikistan, Ma-
lawi and Vanuatu, “Notes on
Happiness” tells how, despite
violence, war, illness and pover-
ty, little big dreams come true.
Because happiness is a mystery
and grows even where, at first
sight, there is no hope.
GENRE
: People&Society, Human
Interest
LENGTH
: 7x25’
ASPECT RATIO
: 16:9
SHOOTING FORMAT
: HD
AUTHOR(S)
: Giuseppe Carrieri
DIRECTOR(S)
: Giuseppe Carrieri
PRODUCTION
: Natìa
PRODUCTION YEAR
: 2016
VERSION(S)
: Italian, English
NOTES ON HAPPINESS
