The Burning takes audiences across the world’s deadliest migration route - the Mediterranean Sea. A young mother, a brotherhood of orphaned boys, and a father desperate to reunite with his family lead viewers over 9,000 miles to reach a stretch of coast where only 8 miles of sea separates Africa from Europe. 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. The Burning will bring the untold story of Africa's refugee crisis to light for the first time.
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.
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 and premiered at Berlinale.
