Liyana
Story
Liyana follows Gcina Mhlophe as she guides orphaned children in eSwatini through choosing the story they want to tell.
“Gorgeous… unlike any documentary you’ve ever seen before.”
Entertainment Weekly
Did you know?
Liyana was co-directed by eSwatini-born Aaron Kopp and his wife Amanda Kopp.
Plot Twist Picks founder Kevin Kriedemann invited Nigerian Shofela Coker to pitch for Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire on the strength of his animations here. He went on to earn Emmy and Annie nominations for his short in the Disney+ anthology, Moremi.
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eSwatini | +60 min | Aaron Kopp | Southern Africa | English | Animation | Tissues | Featured | DIFF | Documentaries | Family