Lara Aerts

Short documentary about Wen Long, an intersex child. The nine-year-old is very happy that her parents give her the freedom to decide for herself whether she wants to go through life as a boy or girl. But that is not easy.

Samrawit was just eight years old when she decided to flee Eritrea on her own—leaving behind her parents and younger siblings. She was all alone. On the way she often wondered if she'd done the right thing. Should she go back home, or keep going? How could she live without her mother? And was she safe?

Short documentary about Wen Long, an intersex child. The nine-year-old is very happy that her parents give her the freedom to decide for herself whether she wants to go through life as a boy or girl. But that is not easy.

Samrawit was just eight years old when she decided to flee Eritrea on her own—leaving behind her parents and younger siblings. She was all alone. On the way she often wondered if she'd done the right thing. Should she go back home, or keep going? How could she live without her mother? And was she safe?