We are honoured and thrilled to be officially invited in Sconfini – Out of Competition, at the 76th Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica (Venice Film Festival 2019)
Kathy LoPrimo & Graeme Scott
WE FOLLOW THE DOCTORS, NURSES AND MEDICAL STAFF WHO HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR ‘REGULAR’ LIVES TO WORK FOR THE ITALIAN NGO EMERGENCY; AN ORGANISATION CREATED BY TRAUMA SURGEON DR GINO STRADA IN 1994 TO HELP THE VICTIMS OF WAR. SINCE 1994 EMERGENCY HAVE HELPED TO SAVE OVER 10 MILLION LIVES IN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, AND EUROPE. OUR CREW VISIT KABUL WHERE MANY OF THE EMERGENCY STAFF HAVE BEGUN THEIR MISSIONS, SEEING THE VICTIMS OF WAR FIRST HAND, THEN TO AN EMERGENCY CLINIC IN AN IDP AND REFUGEE CAMP IN IRAQ TAKING CARE OF THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THOUSANDS EACH DAY AND FINALLY ENDING WITH THE EMERGENCY STAFF AIDING IN THE RESCUE OF MIGRANTS OFF THE COAST OF LIBYA
The People
Meet the doctors, nurses, rescue workers and logisticians who have dedicated themselves to helping those in desperate need of assistance across the World, from the war zones of Afghanistan to the graveyard of the Mediterranean.
The Filmakers
Meet the team behind Beyond The Beach – The Hell & The Hope. From Director Graeme A Scott and Academy Award Winning Cinematographer Buddy Squires to Executive Producer / Producer Kathy A LoPrimo and Story Editor Sarah Kerley-Burton.