Mediterranea (2015)
Um eine neue Existenzgrundlage in Europa zu finden und so auch besser für seine Tochter und seine Schwester sorgen zu können, verlässt Ayiva sein Heimatland Burkina Faso. Über Kontakte zu einem Schmugglerring schafft er es gemeinsam mit seinem besten Freund Abas auf ein Flüchtlingsboot. Als dieses allerdings kentert, kostet es die beiden viel Kraft, lebend an die italienische Küste zu kommen. Dort müssen sie dann auch feststellen, dass die harte Realität für afrikanische Einwanderer in Italien weitaus düsterer aussieht, als sie es sich anhand der enthusiastischen Nachrichten ihres Freundes Mades ausgemalt hatten. Dennoch gelingt es den beiden nach einiger Zeit, sich trotz aller Widrigkeiten allmählich einzuleben. Doch bringen aufkommende fremdenfeindliche Unruhen die Freunde schon bald in große Gefahr...
Der Regisseur: Jonas Carpignano
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Koudous Seihon as Ayiva |
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Alassane Sy as Abas |
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Francesco Papasergio as Mommo |
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Pio Amato as Pio |
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Vincenzina Siciliano as Marta |
| Writing | Jonas Carpignano | Writer |
| Directing | Jonas Carpignano | Director |
| Production | Brooke Bernard | Executive Producer |
| Art | Marco Ascanio Viarigi | Set Designer |
| Sound | Damien Tronchot | Sound |
| Editing | Affonso Gonçalves | Editor |
| Editing | Sanabel Chiraqoui | Editor |
| Editing | Nico Leunen | Editor |
| Directing | Gwyn Sannia | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicoletta Taranta | Costume Design |
| Art | Paolo Nanni | Art Direction |
| Art | Lorenzo Nicolosi | Set Decoration |
| Lighting | Caleb Seppala | Best Boy Electrician |
| Art | Jasmine Ballou Jones | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Nicolas Becker | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Frédéric Vidal | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Alan Lampert | Art Direction |
| Crew | Mirko Zamperla | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Margot Seban | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Amanda Nohrborg | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Constance Meyer | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Tim Curtin | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Giuseppe Tripodi | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Alessio Sera | Underwater Camera |
| Camera | John David Devirgiliis | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandra Di Lorenzo | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Julien Perez | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Mélanie Akoka | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Chris Columbus | Producer |
| Production | Jason Michael Berman | Producer |
| Production | Eleanor Columbus | Producer |
| Production | Juliet Berman | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Wyatt Garfield | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jon Coplon | Producer |
| Sound | Benh Zeitlin | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Dan Romer | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Christoph Daniel | Producer |
| Production | Andrew Kortschak | Producer |
| Production | John Lesher | Producer |
| Production | Ryan Lough | Producer |
| Production | Justin Nappi | Producer |
| Production | Alain Peyrollaz | Producer |
| Production | Gwyn Sannia | Producer |
| Production | Marc Schmidheiny | Producer |
| Production | Victor Shapiro | Producer |
| Production | Ryan Zacarias | Producer |