Waiting for August (2014)

There is a generation of young people being raised by their teen siblings in Eastern Bloc countries such as Romania, while their parents are working in other European countries sending money back home to their children called The Home Alone Generation. In the award winning documentary, WAITING FOR AUGUST, the camera follows Georgiana as she is just about to turn 15 in Bacau, Romania. She has been left in charge of taking care of her 6 brothers and sisters living in a social housing apartment. Their mother was forced to leave the family behind and go to work in Italy. Mom won't be back til end of summer. Georgiana has been catapulted into the role of head of the family, responsible for the daily caring of her siblings. (C)