Film programme 2018

Liyana (2017)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Aaron Kopp, Amanda Kopp

Swaziland, United States of America, Qatar, 2017, 77 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Liyana is a young, fictional girl created by several young orphans in Swaziland, where the scourge of AIDS has ravaged the population, leaving hundreds of thousands of children to fend for themselves. In a storytelling workshop, the youngsters learn to create a central character for their story, then draw on their own – often ghastly and horrifying – true-life experiences to create an exciting adventure for their heroine, which relies on her bravery, cleverness and sheer determination.