Summaries

Five children in Swaziland dive into their imaginations to create an original African tale about a girl on a dangerous quest.

A Swazi girl embarks on a dangerous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. This animated African tale is born in the imaginations of five orphaned children in Swaziland who collaborate to tell a story of perseverance drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character's journey is interwoven with poetic and observational documentary scenes to create a genre-defying celebration of collective storytelling.

Details

Keywords
  • loss of parents
  • orphan
  • africa
  • pig
  • storytelling
Genres
  • Animation
  • Documentary
Release date Oct 9, 2018
Countries of origin United States Qatar Swaziland
Language English
Filming locations Swaziland
Production companies Doha Film Institute Shine Global Intaba Creative

Box office

Gross US & Canada $44045
Opening weekend US & Canada $2160
Gross worldwide $44045

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 17m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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