Island of the Hungry Ghosts

Name: Island of the Hungry Ghosts
Director: Gabrielle Brady
Released: 2018

Gabrielle Brady 2018

Christmas Island, Australia is home to one of the largest land migrations on earth—that of forty million crabs journeying from jungle to sea. But the jungle holds another secret: a high-security facility that indefinitely detains individuals seeking asylum.

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Running Time:

94 min.

Spoken Languages:

English, French, Mandarin

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Gabrielle Brady

Producers:

Alexander Wadouh

Cinematographers:

Michael Latham

Editors:

Katharina Fiedler

Production Companies:

Chromosom Film

Human Rights

Immigration and Migrat..

Society

Press

Screen Daily

“Lyrical and poetic approach… highlights not only the terrible reality faced by many, but also gently reveals the absurd cruelty at the heart of much of human behaviour.”

Laurence Boyce
The Guardian

“visually beautiful”

Charlie Phillips

Festival Participation

Tribeca - 2018
Beset Documentary Feature
Visions du Réel - 2018
Buyens-Chagoll Award
Amsterdam Human Rights Award - IDFA
2018
Best Documentary - Ozflix Independent Film Awards
2019
Best Documentary - Sole Luna Doc Film Festival
2019
Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival - 2019
DocAviv - 2018

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