Festivals : Visions du Reel 2024 (Perception Change Award) | IDFA – Best of Fests (Pays-Bas) | CPH:DOX – Urgent Matters (Danemark) | Festival dei Popoli (Amnesty International Award & On Demand Distribution CG Entertainment Award – Italie) | Kasseler Dokfest (Allemagne) | Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (Belgique) | États généraux du film documentaire de Lussas (France) | DOC.Coimbra (Broken Silences Award – Best Social & Political Feature – Portugal) | Festival Jean Rouch (Prix Tënk – France) | Human Rights Film Festival Berlin (Allemagne) | One World Slovakia (Slovaquie) | Au Cinéma pour les Droits Humains – Amnesty International (Prix du Public – France) | Filmer le Travail (Prix du Public & Prix des Étudiant·e·s – France) | Signs of Night Berlin (SIGNS Award – Documentary Section – Allemagne) | Étonnants Voyageurs (France) | Festival de Cinéma de Douarnenez (France) | Festival du Film de Lama (France) | Festival du Film de Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (Prix Transpalux – France) | Rencontres du film documentaire de Mellionnec (France) | Traces de Vies (France) | Human Rights Film Festival Zurich (Suisse) | Ecofalante Environmental Film Festival (Brésil) | Tournai Ramdam Festival (Belgique) | Festival du Film d’aventure et de Nature (France) | Les Écrans de l’Aventure (France) | Festival Nostre Mar (France) | Changer la fin (France) | SiberiaDOC (Russie) | French Film Festival (Irlande) | FIFAV (Grand Prix - France)
Sales, distribution, screenings : ANDANA FILMS | contact@andanafilms.com
With the support of France Televisions, CNC, Region Normandie, SCAM, Procirep-Angoa
Developed within the framework of Eurodoc 2021
World Premiere : Visions du Réel 2024 (Nyon)
International sales | Screening requests
ANDANA FILMS | contact@andanafilms.com
Cinematography and live sound: Jean-Baptiste Bonnet | Editing: François Sculier | Sound editing: Nicolas Joly & Emmanuel Soland | Mixing: Emmanuel Soland | Color grading: Pierre Mazoyer
The Mediterranean Sea is a deadly desert for those who want to cross and reach Europe. Off the coast of Libya, the crew of the Ocean Viking are on the lookout for lost boats. After a high-risk rescue, shipwrecked travelers and rescuers live together aboard awaiting to dock at a safe port. This period on board is the first shelter the survivors get in the midst of their journey, fostering a unique bond with the rescuers. A human link which is like a life jacket.
Poster : Diana Ejaita