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. |