Atlanta Jewish Film Festival – The Three of Us

An Israeli ultra-Orthodox couple navigates the complexities of raising their autistic son, a challenge to their faith and resilience within their devout circle. Henya Brodbeker, the boy’s mother and the filmmaker, documents their pursuit of acceptance. Confronting community rejection and unable to secure a place for Ari in an Orthodox school, the family is advised by professionals to assimilate him into wider society. Uprooting themselves in a desperate struggle for their son’s better life, they encounter further bureaucratic and social hurdles from institutions meant to help. This Jerusalem Film Festival Best Documentary winner provides an unsentimental, personal portrayal of parental devotion and sacrifice, and the difficulties faced by special needs children in religious environments.