LIFEBOAT
Film Session(s)
Venue(s)
35 minutes, International waters, US, Tunisia, Malta, 2018
LIFEBOAT showcases refugees desperate enough to risk their lives in rubber boats leaving Libya in the middle of the night, despite a high probability of drowning. With few resources but certain that civil society must intervene, volunteers from a German non-profit risk the waves of the Mediterranean to pluck refugees from sinking rafts.
In a political environment increasingly hostile to immigrants and refugees, documenting and showcasing the real-life predicament of those fleeing war and oppression is more vital and important than ever. In a real-life context with dire consequences, LIFEBOAT puts a human face on one of the world’s greatest contemporary, global crises and provides a spark of hope surrounding how civil society can intervene in the refugee crisis in a meaningful way.
Director(s): Skye Fitzgerald
Producer(s): Dan Sadowsky (editor), Kenny Allen (DP), William Campbell (Composer), Bryn Mooser (Producer)