Made from images filmed by the Syrian artist Amel Alzakout after the boat on which she was fleeing Syria sank off the coast of Lesbos, Purple Sea reports on the moment in which the co-director and the other passengers are floating in the sea in their lifejackets, waiting to be rescued. Her voice-over accompanies this extremely poignant experience.
Released: Sep 09, 2021
Runtime: 67 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Amel Alzakout
Crew: Amel Alzakout (Director of Photography), Alex Gerbaulet (Producer), Matthias Behrens (Color Grading), Khaled Abdulwahed (Writer), Simon Bastian (Sound Designer), Amel Alzakout (Director)