Liyana

A talented group of orphaned children in the Kingdom of Swaziland confront past trauma through the creation of a fictional story. Their young heroine, Liyana, must embark on a dangerous quest to save her brothers after their home is violently attacked and her siblings are stolen away. Confronting painful memories, profound insights are revealed as the children shape Liyana's mythic journey and parallels are drawn between her fate and that of the young storytellers. (Los Angeles Film Festival)