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Following the film, enjoy an interview with the filmmakers moderated by AAFF Board member Hafsah Mijinyawa.

“I see everything,” she says as if it was a curse. Brilliant sunshine, clear blue skies. The sea is calm, framed by a piece of railing. A peaceful moment, if it weren’t for the fact that the sea is standing upright, vertical, like a waterfall. A rush of images, twirling, upside down, jolting. People in the boat, in the water, screams, life jackets, emergency whistles. There’s no horizon anymore, no sky, no up or down, only deepness and nothing to hold on to. Even time’s flow comes to a halt, contracting into the brutal present. She is filming and speaking. To beat being tired, being cold, the fact that help isn’t coming. To beat dying, just for something to remain.


Due to an agreement with the filmmaker, Purple Sea will only be available to audience members in the US (except New York state).

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    67 minutes
  • Country
    Germany
  • Note
    Berlin, Germany
  • Filmmaker
    Amel Alzakout, Khaled Abdulwahed