29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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For a Better Life

Yasmin Mistry / United States / 2018 / World Premiere / 10 min.


synopsis

A woman sells her five-year-old son to a French tourist for 100 dollars, but the dream of a better life turns into years of physical and sexual abuse. This animated film looks at young Fekri’s journey during the most vulnerable years of his life. Can he recover enough to leave his family?

biography

Yasmin Mistry (1978) is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and animator. Pervious works include the documentary shorts Feeling Wanted (2015) and My Identity (2016), which have earned her more than 20 awards. 

more about film

director: Yasmin Mistry
cast: Fekri Kram
producer: Yasmin Mistry, Kimberly Dipersia
editing: Maxine Trump
sound: Erich Rettermayer

contact

YASMIN MISTRY / +18 475 718 596 / ymistry@idesygn.com

 

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2018
section:Short Joy
format:Video File
language:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Yasmin Mistry
original title:For a Better Life
country:United States
year:2018
running time:10 min.

Section


Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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