The Burning takes audiences across the world’s deadliest migration route, the Mediterranean Sea. Over the past decade, the European Union has boldly violated international law to transform neighboring African nations into brutal holding cells for the millions of Africans who are forced to flee their homes every year. With foreign media banned across North Africa, the human costs of the EU’s policies have been hidden from view. In order to avoid being repatriated if captured, each refugee must burn all proof of their existence.
Biography:
Isabella Alexander-Nathani, an award-winning writer, filmmaker, educator, and human rights activist. Her work is motivated by her belief that storytelling has the power to humanize complex political issues and create positive social change. Isabella’s latest film and related book, Burning at Europe’s Borders, uncover the human sides of our global refugee crisis.
Joe Berlinger, an eight-time Emmy and Academy Award-nominated director, Joe has been one of the defining voices in American documentary film and television for over three decades. He is known for pursuing the hidden side of social justice stories.
Eric Esrailian is Emmy Award-nominated producer who supports films with the power to change policies. As the founder of UCLA’s Promise Institute for Human Rights, he is helping to make Los Angeles the epicenter of human rights education, research, and advocacy in the United States.
Ike Nnaebue is a celebrated Nigerian writer, director, producer, and champion of new African cinema. As the founder of LP House of Creative, he built a network of creative spaces across Africa where a new generation of storytellers is thriving. Ike’s latest documentary, No U-Turn, retraces the migration journey he took as a young man.
Regina Scully, a three-time Emmy and Academy Award-nominated producer, has supported 100-plus films. As the Founder and CEO of Artemis Rising Foundation, she is dedicated to supporting media that educates, inspires, and positively transforms.
