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DIR. AMEL ALZAKOUT AND KHALED ABDULWAHED, 2020, 67′ + SCREENTALK
THE HAUNTING DOCUMENTARY COMPOSED OF FOOTAGE FILMED ON A WRIST CAMERA, WHEN A BOAT ON THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA CARRYING 300 PEOPLE BEGINS TO SINK.
Escaping war in Syria, artist Amel Alzakout and 300 others were forced to cross the mediterranean sea on a smugglers’ boat. Half-way to reaching the coast of lesbos, the boat sank. Her waterproof camera, strapped to her wrist, intended to document the journey, recorded an atrocity.
Muffled images, saturated by the brilliant Sun tell a story of emergency. Amel’s poetic narration throughout the film leads us into the stream-of-consciousness, questioning her surrounding reality, and aiding her survival. Floating between borders with no welcome, forty-two people lost their lives in this tragedy.
This session will be followed by a screen talk with Amel Alzakout and Khaled Abdulwahed, directors of Purple Sea.
VENUE: BARBICAN, CINEMA 2
ADDRESS: BEECH STREET, LONDON, EC2Y 8DS
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