I Want to Be a Pilot (2006)

Directed by

Diego Quemada-Díez

Genre

documentary film

Country

Kenya, Mexico

Runtime

10 min

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short docufiction follows Kenyan children as they pursue their dream of becoming pilots. It shows their everyday efforts and challenges in a grounded way.

earnestintimateobservationalquietinspiringfocusedhopeful

What happens

I Want to Be a Pilot is a 2006 award-winning Kenyan - Mexican short film docufiction written and directed by Diego Quemada-Diez. The movie has earned more than 50 international prizes, including the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival and has participated in over 200 film festivals such as Sundance, Locarno, Telluride, Edinburgh, Amiens, Los Angeles, São Paulo, Manhattan, Silverdocs, Bermuda, San Francisco. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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