LIYANA

By Amanda KOPP, Aaron KOPP

RUSHLAKE MEDIA GMBH - as SALES All rights, Worldwide Excluding North America

First film - Completed 2017

Five children in Swaziland dive into their imaginations to create an original African tale about a girl on a dangerous quest.

Festivals
& Awards

BFI London FF 2017
Family
LA Film Festival 2017
Documentary / Grand Jury Award Best Documentary
Durban International Film Festival 2017
Features / Jury Award for Artistic Bravery
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • First film, Documentary, Animation
    • Countries
    • SWAZILAND, USA, QATAR
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, ZULU
    • Duration
    • 77 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Amanda KOPP, Aaron KOPP
    • Producer(s)
    • Daniel JUNGE, Sakheni DLAMINI, Davis COOMBE, Amanda KOPP, Aaron KOPP
    • Synopsis
    • A Swazi girl embarks on a dangerous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. This animated African tale is born in the imaginations of five orphaned children in Swaziland who collaborate to tell a story of perseverance drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character’s journey is interwoven with poetic and observational documentary scenes to create a genre-defying celebration of collective storytelling.

      - Executive Produced by Thandie Newton