Fire at Sea
Director: Gianfranco Rosi
2016 / 108min / DCP
The small Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, an Italian territory located between Sicily and Tunisia, would be the temporary home to hundreds of thousands of refugees during the European migrant crisis that peaked in 2015. In the delicately detailed Fire at Sea, winner of the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, Rosi shows us daily life in Lampedusa, a routine that encompasses coast guard rescue operations and medical emergencies, yes, but also the quotidian routines of the local fishermen, going about their business as they have for generations. “The film’s subject is… elusive, at once more below the radar and beyond the reach of political discourse… Impressionistic and intensely absorbing… Compels you to infer a big picture from a series of extended, intimate scenes.” —The New York Times
Distributor: Stemal Entertainment
Q&A with director Gianfranco Rosi moderated by writer and critic Nicolas Rapold on Saturday, June 13th
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