PRODUCTION: The Guardian, The Outlaw Ocean Project
COUNTRY: USA
YEAR: 2021
LENGTH: 27′
MADE BY: Ed Ou

Filmmaker and activist Ed Ou spent three weeks on board a ship in the Mediterranean Sea, as the vessel attempted to bring a dinghy overflowing with migrants to safety. This reportage, produced by The Outlaw Ocean Project in collaboration with the Guardian, denounces the dramatic situation of trafficking between Africa and Europe: the constant threat of the Coast Guard, the lack of life jackets for people in danger, the fear of being sent back to the hell of Libyan detention centres. The documentary denounces for the umpteenth time Europe's responsibility towards refugees and reveals the desperation that lies behind the so-called “journeys of death”.