Witness When Time Stopped At Sea
An Iraqi former secret agent searches for his teenage son who disappeared on a sinking refugee boat headed for Greece. Published on 19 Mar 2017. It’s been a year since Jamal’s youngest son vanished without a trace. Equipped with the skills he gained from Saddam Hussein’s secret service, Jamal must reconstruct his son’s last known steps taken during the height of the refugee crisis. The search takes Jamal from Turkey to Greece but key information is shrouded in bureaucracy and ambiguity. And now the clock is ticking with an offer of relocation for the rest of his family to Europe. Will Jamal’s search for his son, Bakeer, get him the answers that can help his family to move forward? Filmmaker: Horia El Hadad Director of Photography: Fadi El Binni Video editor: Dima Gharbawi Shaibani
An inspiring documentary series that brings world issues into focus through compelling human stories.
Primary Title
- Witness
Episode Title
- When Time Stopped At Sea
Date Broadcast
- Monday 20 March 2017
Start Time
- 10 : 30
Finish Time
- 11 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Programme Description
- An inspiring documentary series that brings world issues into focus through compelling human stories.
Episode Description
- An Iraqi former secret agent searches for his teenage son who disappeared on a sinking refugee boat headed for Greece. Published on 19 Mar 2017. It’s been a year since Jamal’s youngest son vanished without a trace. Equipped with the skills he gained from Saddam Hussein’s secret service, Jamal must reconstruct his son’s last known steps taken during the height of the refugee crisis. The search takes Jamal from Turkey to Greece but key information is shrouded in bureaucracy and ambiguity. And now the clock is ticking with an offer of relocation for the rest of his family to Europe. Will Jamal’s search for his son, Bakeer, get him the answers that can help his family to move forward? Filmmaker: Horia El Hadad Director of Photography: Fadi El Binni Video editor: Dima Gharbawi Shaibani
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- Horia El Hadad (Filmmaker)
- Fadi El Binni (Director of Photography)
- Dima Gharbawi Shaibani (Video editor)
- Al Jazeera (Production Unit)