28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
For a Better Life
director: Yasmin Mistry
original title: For a Better Life
country: United States
year: 2018
running time: 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 |
