International Competition

Shipwreck

Morgan Knibbe
Screening time  
23.02. / Monday, 22:00 - 00:00 Theatre 5  
25.02. / Wednesday, 14:00 - 16:00 Theatre 5  
A boat carrying 500 Eritrean refugees sunk and more than 360 people drowned. One of the survivors, walks through a graveyard of shipwrecks and remembers...

On October 3rd 2013, a boat carrying 500 Eritrean refugees sunk off the coast of the Italian island Lampedusa. More than 360 people drowned. Abraham, one of the survivors, walks through a graveyard of shipwrecks and vividly remembers the nightmarish experience. Meanwhile at the harbor, hundreds of coffins are being loaded onto a military ship.

Morgan Knibbe

Morgan Knibbe graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2012 with his short experimental film A Twist in The Fabric of Space selected for the IDFA and awarded with Wildcard by the Netherlands Filmfund. His second short film is Shipwreck. Currently, Morgan is developing a feature-length film which will revolve around the lives of refugees at the borders of Europe.

General sponsor

Shipwreck

Netherlands
2014, 15', DCP

Directed by:
Morgan Knibbe

Cinematography:
Morgan Knibbe

Edited by:
Morgan Knibbe

Music:
Carlos dalla-Fiore

Producer:
Jos de Putter

Produced by:
Deepfocus

Festivals & Awards:

Locarno International Film Festival 2014 – Silver Leopard for Best Short Film; European Film Awards 2014 – nomination