is a 41-year old local captain of the Greek Coast Guard. He has two wonderful young daughters Vivi and Melissa, and before the refugee crisis exploded in 2014, he had a “normal” life. Lesbos was a small peaceful island and is job involved routine border patrols. Him, like the rest of the crew isn’t trained to do CPR. His boat is not equipped with thermal cameras or other instruments that would help deal with such an emergency. Often times, the captain had to disobey orders and despite rough weather he would continue to go out in the sea to save as many lives as possible. There have been plenty of times that he could turn his back. But he’s choosing to do the opposite: to respond. Director Daphne Matziaraki joins to talk about her work as a photojournalist and filmmaker in Europe, Africa and the US as well as her compelling, compassionate and humanizing film on the refugee crisis gripping Europe.
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Festivals and Screenings
Telluride Film Festival 2016
IDA Screening series 2016
NYC Greek Film Festival 2016
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2016
SF Film Society Doc Stories 2016
IDFA, Amsterdam 2016
Awards
Gold Medal, Student Academy Award 2016
32 IDA Documentary Awards,
David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award 2016