Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family

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

Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
Directed by	Andrew Young Susan Todd
Music by	John T. La Barbera
Production company	Archipelago Films
Distributed by	First Run Features
Release date	1993 (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.

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. "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.

External links

• Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family at IMDb

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