Witness The Sea Won’t Scare Us: A Refugee’s journey to the UK
Fleeing Sudan, Daba is determined to cross the English Channel and finish the journey his late brother started 17 years ago. Almost two decades after his brother’s death on the refugee trail in Europe, Daba is following in his footsteps as a new conflict simmers in Sudan. Daba finds himself stuck in “The Jungle”, Calais’s infamous refugee camp, from which he has tried to cross the English Channel more than 200 times. But Daba is burdened with another sombre mission – to repatriate his brother’s body. When war breaks out in Sudan, jeopardising his dream to reunite his brother with their family, Daba also realises there is no way back. The Sea Won’t Scare Us is a documentary film by Camille Toulme and Julien Goudichaud. Published on Monday 18 September 2023.
An inspiring documentary series that brings world issues into focus through compelling human stories.
Primary Title
- Witness
Episode Title
- The Sea Won’t Scare Us: A Refugee’s journey to the UK
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 19 September 2023
Start Time
- 10 : 34
Finish Time
- 10 : 57
Duration
- 23:00
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
- Fleeing Sudan, Daba is determined to cross the English Channel and finish the journey his late brother started 17 years ago. Almost two decades after his brother’s death on the refugee trail in Europe, Daba is following in his footsteps as a new conflict simmers in Sudan. Daba finds himself stuck in “The Jungle”, Calais’s infamous refugee camp, from which he has tried to cross the English Channel more than 200 times. But Daba is burdened with another sombre mission – to repatriate his brother’s body. When war breaks out in Sudan, jeopardising his dream to reunite his brother with their family, Daba also realises there is no way back. The Sea Won’t Scare Us is a documentary film by Camille Toulme and Julien Goudichaud. Published on Monday 18 September 2023.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
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
- Camille Toulmé (Producer)
- Julien Goudichaud (Producer)
- Talented Kids (Production Unit)