Shipwreck at the Threshold of Europe, Lesvos, Aegean Sea: 28 October 2015
On 28 October 2015, a migrant boat left the coast of Western Turkey heading to the closest European coast – the Greek island of Lesvos. The shipwreck resulted in the death of at least 43 people, making it the deadliest incident of that period, also known as “the long summer of migration.” One of the survivors, the artist Amel Alzakout, recorded the journey and the shipwreck on a waterproof camera attached to her wrist. This footage – which also forms the basis of her subsequent film Purple Sea – provides a unique situated perspective on this tragic event at the threshold of Europe.
Release Date
February 1, 2020Runtime
25 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Forensic ArchitectureLanguage
EnglishBudget
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