Liyana
NAME OF FILM: LIYANA
DIRECTOR(S): Amanda Kopp, Aaron Kopp
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: The epic tale of a young Swazi girl on a dangerous quest to save her twin brothers is brought to life with captivating animation from the imaginations of five talented orphan children in Swaziland.
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The 42nd Atlanta Film Festival & Creative Conference (ATLFF), taking place April 13 to 22, 2018, announced the first wave of film programming.
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Red Dog: True Blue is the winner of the Grand Prize for Best Narrative Feature, and Liyana takes the Grand Prize for Best Documentary Feature at the 26th Heartland Film Festival.
Liyana, directed by Amanda Kopp and Aaron Kopp won the top prizes – Best of Show and Audience Awards at the 2017 BendFilm Festival.
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