Praying with Lior

Praying with Lior is a 2008 documentary about a Jewish boy, Lior, who has Down syndrome. The film follows Lior and his family as they prepare for Lior's bar mitzvah.^[2] Lior is the son of Rabbi Mordechai Liebling and Rabbi Devorah Bartnoff. Devorah died when Lior was six, and her memory infuses Lior's spirituality and his preparation for his bar mitzvah.

Praying with Lior
Directed by	Ilana Trachtman
Produced by	Ilana Trachtman
Starring	Lior Liebling
Cinematography	Slawomir Grunberg Ari Haberberg
Edited by	Zelda Greenstein
Music by	Andy Statman
Distributed by	First Run Features
Release date	1 February 2008 (2008-02-01)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$82,553 (US domestic)[1]

Praying with Lior received six Audience Awards for Best Documentary, was broadcast on PBS and several international channels, and has inspired many faith communities to adopt inclusion committees.