I AM SOMEBODY

By Jamillah VAN DER HULST

FEELSALES - as SALES All rights, World

Sport - Completed 2023

I Am Somebody is the inspiring story about six street-connected children who represent their country at the Street Child World Cup in Qatar, which will change their lives forever.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival do Rio, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2023
Official Selection
Cambridge Film Festival 2023
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Sport, Documentary, Social issues
    • Countries
    • PAKISTAN, USA, NETHERLANDS
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, PORTUGUESE, ARABIC, BENGALI, URDU
    • Duration
    • 96 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Jamillah VAN DER HULST
    • Producer(s)
    • Sharmeen OBAID-CHINOY , Conrad ALLEBLAS (JaJa Film Productions)
    • Synopsis
    • I Am Somebody is the inspiring story about six street-connected children who are chosen to represent their country at the Street Child World Cup in Qatar. Some of them are from the streets of Brazil and Bangladesh, some come from poor families in Pakistan and another is from a refugee camp in Palestine. But there is one thing that all these children have in common: their lives will change forever when they participate in the Street Child World Cup. The United Nations estimates that there are over 100 million street-connected children worldwide who depend on the streets for their survival. The Street Child World Cup uses the power of football for change. The Street Child World Cup in Qatar brought together 28 teams with more than 280 street connected children from 25 countries from across the world for their own boys and girls international football tournaments, festival of arts and congress for their rights.