lifeboat

Lifeboat

Best Short Documentary Skye Fitzgerald USA, Documentary, 34'00''

LIFEBOAT showcases the crisis of refugees desperate enough to risk their lives in rubber boats leaving Libya in the middle of the night and pushing off into the unknown, despite a high probability of drowning.

With few resources but certain that civil society must intervene, a team of global volunteers risks 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, the 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.

Lifeboat
Film block: Archive block
Screening:
Дворец на културата, Зала А2, Перник, България
  • Language
  • Country USA
  • Genre Documentary
  • Producer Skye Fitzgerald
  • Editor Dan Sadowsky
  • Year of creation 2018
  • Duration 34'00''
Skye Fitzgerald
Director Skye Fitzgerald

Skye Fitzgerald founded Spin Film to bear witness to unfolding crises with the intent to deepen empathy and understanding. He is currently directing a trilogy of films on the global refugee crisis. The first, 50 FEET FROM SYRIA was voted onto the Oscar® shortlist.  The second, LIFEBOAT, was nominated for an Academy Award® and national Emmy®. The third, HUNGER WARD was just completed.

Fitzgerald is a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Before filmmaking, Fitzgerald worked as a HotShot crew-member on wildland fires throughout the West.

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