What is name of Italian Documentary: Saw it at Nuart Theater, Los
Angeles 1991-94. About children, families, residents in
poorest(ghetto) section of Italian city (maybe in Sicily). Documentary
was a follow-up of an original documentary (same city/ same subject)
that the filmaker's father had made in the 1960's. Think it had
"Children...somewhere in the title.

I believe you're remembering "Children of Fate: Life and Death in a
Sicilian Family."

"In 1961, Robert Young and Michael Roemer shot a gritty documentary in
Palermo's Cortile Cascino, a slum reserved for rag pickers and
scavengers. Thirty years later, Young's son and daughter-in-law go
back to Sicily to pick up the story of Angela Capra, her now
ex-husband, and their children. Black and white footage from 1961 is
intercut with color footage from the 90's. Much has changed: Angela's
leaving her husband gives her a sense of rebirth. And much is the
same: unemployment, petty crimes, and early death. Throughout, family
members credit the power of 'destina' (fate) to determine their
lives."

Internet Movie Database: Plot Summary for Children of Fate
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106556/

"CHILDREN OF FATE covers thirty years in the life of Angela, a poor
but gutsy Sicilian woman who battles poverty, crime, and an abusive
husband to keep her family together.

In the three decades since she was originally filmed for the 1961
documentary CORTILE CASCINO, Angela has had three children and nine
grandchildren. Although their apartments where the Cortile Cascino
slums once existed are modern, the past remains with them. The
children can't find work. The family confronts crises regularly - a
son-in-law's death from a heroin overdose, a daughter's grave illness.
But through all of it, a remarkable strength and hope is evident."

First Run Icarus Films: Children of Fate
http://www.frif.com/cat97/a-e/children.html

"[Andrew] Young and [Susan] Todd have established an impressive resume
of awards for their films, including the 1993 Academy Award nominated
documentary, 'Children of Fate.' This film revisits three generations
of a family struggling to survive in a notorious Palermo slum. Filmed
originally in 1961 by Andrew?s father, Robert Young, the film received
the Sundance Film Festival?s Best Documentary and Excellence in
Cinematography awards."

PBS: Madagascar -- A World Apart
http://www.pbs.org/edens/madagascar/notes2.htm

My Google search strategy:

Google Web Search: "children of fate" documentary
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22children+of+fate%22+documentary

I hope this is the correct film. If it is not, please request
clarification; I'll be glad to offer further assistance before you
rate my answer.

Best regards,
pinkfreud

Thank You! That'[s the Documentary I was looking for....