Liyana
eSwatini • 2017 • 1 hr 17
Story
Liyana follows Gcina Mhlophe as she guides orphaned children in eSwatini through choosing the story they want to tell.
Why watch?
• Won over 35 international awards, including Best Documentary at LA Film Festival and the Grand Prize at New York International Children's Film Festival
• 97% critics rating, Rotten Tomatoes
“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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