LIFEBOAT
Documentary Short | 35 minutes

HIFF 2018

Short Films


Directed By
Skye Fitzgerald

Produced By
Skye Fitzgerald
Bryn Mooser

Featuring
Jon Castle


East Coast Premiere

With government agencies entangled in political gridlock and the certainty that civilians must intervene, volunteers from the German nonprofit Sea-Watch bravely set out to rescue refugees from their ill-fated migration across the Mediterranean.

2018 | English/French/Arabic | USA

Plays as Part Of
Shorts Program: DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Short Film Program | 102 minutes

Featuring an array of powerful subjects, the Short Documentary Competition honors new and distinctive voices in documentary filmmaking. The winner will receive a $500 cash prize and qualify for consid…