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Completed - ENGLISH - Documentary - 53 minutes

Log Line

A little girl from Thailand born with HIV goes on a journey to America in pursuit of a life changing surgery.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2015 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2015 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2015

Director(s) : Robert CORNA
Writer(s) : Robert CORNA
Producer(s) : Brian MEHLING, Robert CORNA, Eddie AMARANTE

Synopsis

Bow is an orphan from Thailand born with HIV and fetal alcohol syndrome which has caused her to live with major facial deformations. She is now a teenager and the children in school are beginning to bully her because of her face. The doctors in Thailand were hesitant to operate on her due to her HIV status. They felt that she was not worth it. She is eventually befriended by filmmaker Robert Corna who takes her on a journey to America to pursue her dream to be beautiful.

Production

Country(ies) : USA


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