Lifeboat

Directed by: Skye Fitzgerald Released: 2019 (educational) Year of Production: 2018 Running Time: 34 min.  Language: Arabic, English Includes English Closed Captioning Subtitle Options: English Subjects: Middle Eastern Studies, Multicultural Studies,  Sociology, Immigration, and Refugees     Lifeboat showcases refugees desperate enough to risk their lives in rubber boats leaving Libya in the middle of the night, despite a high probability of drowning. With few resources but certain that civil society must intervene, volunteers from a German non-profit risk the waves of the Mediterranean to pluck refugees from sinking rafts.   In a political environment increasingly hostile to immigrants and refugees, documenting and showcasing the real-life predicament of those fleeing war and oppression is more vital and important than ever. In a real-life context with dire consequences, Lifeboat puts a human face on one of the world's greatest contemporary, global crises and provides a sp