Miles to Go Before I Sleep

Miles to Go Before I Sleep

Hanna Hovitie

FI
2015
Documentary
13’
Panorama

Achat is seven years old when her parents send her from the Congo to France and give her up for adoption in Paris. After her adoptive mother dies, a nightmare begins as Achat falls victim to abuse and child trafficking. When she manages to leave France, the odyssey continues. Miles to Go Before I Sleep tells the story of a stolen identity.

Director

Hanna Hovitie

Script

Noora Kuparinen, Hanna Hovitie

Cinematography

Hanna Hovitie, Iikka Salminen

Editing

Noora Kuparinen

Sound

Miikka Katajamäki

Music

Sarah Palu, Matias Tyni

Contact

Hanna Hovitie

Hanna Hovitie

Born in Finland in 1991, Hovitie worked on several Finnish film productions after completing high school. In 2011 she began studying cinematography and editing at the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki. Miles to Go Before I Sleep is her graduation film


Films by Hanna Hovitie
Yesterday 2014 | Till Death Do Us Part 2013