terra di tutti art festival
Social cinema and performing arts from the Global South
9th special edition for the European Year for Development 2015 | 7-11 october
MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP
Hanna Hovitie | Finland | 2015 | 46'
The film tells the story of a Congolese girl and her nomadic life. As Achat was seven years old, her parents sent her away from Congo to be adopted in France. After her adoptive mother’s death, years of ordinary life in Paris turned into a nightmare. In the film Achat shares her story of becoming a victim of abuse and child trafficking. Through twists and turns beyond belief, she is thrown into a whirlwind of drifting between continents. The film is a journey through Achat’s memories of homes that were never truly homes. When deprived of one's identity, can it ever be restored? In order to be able to start fresh, she must first face up to her past.
Miles to Go Before I Sleep (2015, short documentary) A young Congolese woman shares her story of becoming a victim of child trafficking and being thrown into a whirlwind of drifting between continents. ”Miles to Go Before I Sleep” is the first film Hanna Hovitie has directed and it is her thesis project for Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.