Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family

Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family

Directed by	Andrew Young Susan Todd
Music by	John T. La Barbera
Release dates	1993
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

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.

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

References

↑ "NY Times: Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-11-20.

External links

Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by A Brief History of Time	Sundance Grand Jury Prize: Documentary 1993	Succeeded by Freedom on My Mind

Films directed by Robert M. Young

Short Eyes (1977)
Alambrista! (1977)
Rich Kids (1979)
One-Trick Pony (1980)
Saving Grace (1986)
Extremities (1986)
Dominick and Eugene (1988)
Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
Talent for the Game (1991)
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family (1993)
Roosters (1993)
Solomon & Sheba (1995)
Slave of Dreams (1995)
Caught (1996)
China: The Panda Adventure (2001)
Human Error (2004)

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