Children_of_Fate:_Life_and_Death_in_a_Sicilian_Family

<i>Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family</i>

Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family

1993 American film

Not to be confused with the 1928 Shingzie Howard film Children of Fate.

Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family is a 1993 documentary film about life in the slums of Palermo, Sicily, directed by Andrew Young and Susan Todd.

Quick Facts Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family, Directed by ...

Synopsis

The film is a sequel to Cortile Cascino, a 1961 documentary shot by Andrew Young's father, Robert M. Young, which depicted the eponymous Palermo slum and told the story of Angela Capra and her family. Children of Fate picks up the story 30 years on, showing Capra now separated from her husband, and the fates of her children.

Awards

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "NY Times: Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
More information Awards ...


Stub icon

This article about a biographical documentary film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Children_of_Fate:_Life_and_Death_in_a_Sicilian_Family, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.