CRITICS PICK: NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST,
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, and NEW YORK MAGAZINE
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AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
*Boston Jewish Film Festival *Washington Jewish Film Festival
*San Diego Jewish Film Festival *Vancouver Jewish Film Festival
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"Triumphant. A small miracle!" -Washington Post
"Captivating ... makes believers of us all." -LA Times
"Warm-hearted and mesmerizing, made with equal parts admiration and astonishment." -NY Sun
"CRITIC'S PICK! The extraordinary life of Lior Liebling...touching." -NY Times
"Poignant and profound." -Philadelphia Inquirer
"A CROWD-PLEASING DELIGHT! Intimate and involving, fascinating and rather extraordinary!" -Variety
"FOUR STARS (Highest Rating). An utterly captivating heart-tugger surrounding the existence of a beloved, mysterious child. Seemingly, he has been touched by the hands of God. Or has he?" -CBS Radio
"There have been a number of very popular documentaries about religion in recent years, but Praying with Lior stands out as one of the most heartfelt and touching." -ABC News
"An undeniably moving, at times spiritual experience"-Boston Herald
"Funny and touching, brilliantly and lovingly made!" -Jewish Week
"Praying with Lior bores deep into your soul. That's a pretty good definition of a religious experience." -Box Office Magazine
"At turns inspiring, heartbreaking." -Jewish Daily Forward
"Both amazes and inspires . . . powerful!" -Tikkun
"Will deepen your understanding both of the 'handicapped' and of prayer." -National Catholic Reporter
"Heart wrenching...A gentle, tender-hearted portrait." -NY Newsday
"Tender, assured... both hopeful and pragmatic." -Indiewire
"Demands to be seen for its vivid sense of character and its notions of humanity's ability to overcome." -Washington Square News
"Deliciously complex." -Village Voice
"Will melt your heart if you possess one." -Salon
"Cause for celebration" -Slant
"Complex, compelling ... handled with deftness and grace." -Cinematical
"Exceptional ... earns every single bittersweet tear its audience sheds." -Film Forward
"Transcendent" -Bang it Out
"Fascinating, complicated, and moving in unanticipated ways. . .. earns every moment of the joy in its audience." -Culture Vulture
"Intimate, moving documentary ... refreshingly down-to-earth." -Onion AV Club
"Pamper your soul and watch Lior." -Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
"This film is more than touching. It is an amazing portrayal of Jewish family life, of human emotion, parents and children, friendship and community. The love and caring simply leap off the screen." -Rabbi Art Green, Dean of Hebrew College
"Praying with Lior gave me one of the fullest moments of hope for the human race, and joy in being Jewish, that I have had for many years." -Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Shalom Center
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Jerusalem Post
JTA
Judishe Welt
Lilith
New Jersey Jewish News
Washington Post
World Jewish Digest
Yediot
Devorah Bartnoff's "Praying with Lior"
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