United States / Jun 17, 2017 / LA Film Festival
Dark memories. Bright dreams.
1h 17min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
A talented group of orphaned children in Swaziland create a fictional heroine and send her on a dangerous quest.
Main cast
Genres
AnimationDocumentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Liyana |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Qatar, Swaziland, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Intaba Creative, DFI, Shine Global, Fork Films, The Bertha Foundation, Doc Society, Independent Film Producers (IFP), Abramorama |
| Official site | liyanathemovie.com |
| Release date | 15 luglio 2017 |
| Executive producer | Gini Reticker, Albie Hecht, Lisa Schejola Akin, Susan MacLaury, Thandiwe Newton, John Caulkins, Abigail Disney |
| Production | |
| Writer | Gcina Mhlophe |
| Editing | Davis Coombe, Aaron Kopp |
| Cinematography | Aaron Kopp, Amanda Kopp |
| Assistant directors | Aaron Kopp, Amanda Kopp |
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| Camera operators | Amanda Kopp, Aaron Kopp |
| Additional photography | Amanda Kopp, Aaron Kopp |
| Production design | Aymeric Kevin, Kenneth Shofela Coker, Amanda Kopp |
| Art direction | Kenneth Shofela Coker, Amanda Kopp, Aymeric Kevin |
| Set decoration | Aymeric Kevin, Kenneth Shofela Coker, Amanda Kopp |
| Visual effects | Kenneth Shofela Coker, Stefan Nadelman, James Durée |
| Music | Philip Miller, Cody Ball, Matthew Polis |
| Sound | Cody Ball, Matthew Polis, Philip Miller |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
South Africa / Jul 15, 2017 / Durban International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 07, 2017 / BFI London Film Festival
United States / Oct 12, 2017 / Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Qatar / Dec 01, 2017 / Ajyal Youth Film Festival
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Bahamas / Dec 14, 2017 / Bahamas International Film Festival
Sweden / Jan 20, 2018 / Göteborgs Lilla Filmfestival
Mexico / Jan 31, 2018 / Festival Sayulita
Canada / Feb 19, 2018 / Toronto Black Film Festival
Luxembourg / Feb 22, 2018 / Luxembourg City Film Festival
Eswatini / Feb 23, 2018 / Boulder International Film Festival
Croatia / Feb 27, 2018 / ZagrebDox
Ireland / Mar 02, 2018 / 12 / Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
Italy / Mar 19, 2018 / Festival Cinema Africano, Asia e America Latina
Kenya / Apr 01, 2018 / NBO Film Festival
Puerto Rico / Apr 11, 2018 / Rincón International Film Festival
Poland / Apr 18, 2018 / African Film Festival AfryKamera
Belgium / Apr 21, 2018 / MOOOV Film Festival
New Zealand / Jul 20, 2018 / New Zealand International Film Festival
Greece / Jan 27, 2019 / Greek Film Archive
Switzerland / Sep 28, 2019 / Zurich Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Nov 28, 2018
Slovakia / Oct 24, 2019 / 12
Digital
United States / Nov 19, 2019 / Digital, DVD and Blu-ray premiere
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