Shipwreck at the Threshold of Europe, Lesvos, Aegean Sea: 28 October 2015
πŸ“œ Overview: 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 β€œthe 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.
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πŸ“† Date Released: 2020-02-01
⌚ Running Time: 25 mins
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