Maelstrom

Maelstrom is a poetic found footage documentary about a paradise lost. The film is composed out of hundreds Syrian amateur videos from mobile phones. The film is inspired by the true story of a young refugee who, in search of a new home, tried to swim from Calais to England. During this fatal journey, memories of his past life haunt the swimmer’s mind. Slowly it becomes apparent that the final destination is not England, but the paradise of a lost past. The film has been shortlisted by the Dutch Directors Guild as one of the best short Dutch documentaries of 2018. And received a second place at the Prix Europa for best European television documentary of 2019.

Year

2018

Director

Misja Pekel

Duration

45 min

Country

Netherlands

Language

Arabic