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The Rescue List

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In a hidden safehouse in the Ghanaian forest, social workers help two children recover from a childhood enslaved to fishermen on Lake Volta – the largest man-made lake on Earth. But their story takes an unexpected turn when their rescuer embarks on another rescue mission and asks the children for help. The Rescue List charts the unfolding drama of these rescue operations alongside a stirring portrait of the boys’ recoveries as they prepare to return to their families. The film depicts a moving story of friendship and courage that transcends the trope of victimhood, exploring what it means to love and to survive.
Winner of the 2021 Emmy for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary.

Running Time: 79 min.
Subject(s): Activism, Anthropology, Children, Education, Ethnography, Human Rights, Labor, Personal Story, Poverty, Youth
Language(s): English
Subtitles: English
Director(s):
Producer(s): Alyssa Fedele, Zachary Fink, Davis Coombe
Cinematographer: Zachary Fink
Editor(s): Alyssa Fedele, Davis Coombe
Production Company: Collective Hunch

Press

  • The Hollywood Reporter
    'The Rescue List': Film Review | San Francisco 2018
    Stephen Farber
  • Indiewire
    ‘The Rescue List’ Review: An Eye-Opening Documentary About One School’s War Against Human Trafficking in Ghana
    David Ehrlich
  • Variety
    Film Review: ‘The Rescue List’ A hotbed of child slavery in Ghana is targeted by activists in this involving activist documentary
    Dennis Harvey
  • Hollywood Reporter
    “A film of compassion and insight.”
  • Indiewire
    “Eye-opening and empathetic.”
  • Indiewire
    “The patience and sensitivity with which “The Rescue List” renders the children is remarkable.”
  • Indiewire
    “Few environments could better express the power of a basic education.”
  • Film Threat
    “Remarkable. The power of this film is that it’s all real.”
  • The Independent Critic
    "Sneaks up on you with its power and impact.”
  • SFFILM
    “The Rescue List portrays an artful balance of ethnography and visual poetry while it brings to light the overlooked reality of child labor and slavery in Ghana.”

Festival Participation

  • News & Documentary Emmy Awards - 2021
    Outstanding Social Issue Documentary Winner
  • San Francisco International Film Festival - 2018
  • Full Frame Documentary Film Festival - 2018
  • DocLands Film Festival - 2018
  • Mountainfilm Telluride - 2018
  • Black Star International Film Festival - 2018
  • BendFilm Festival - 2018
    Best Documentary Award
  • Heartland International Film Festival - 2018
    Richard D. Propes Social Impact Award
  • Denver Film Festival - 2018
  • DOC NYC Film Festival - 2018
  • Big Sky Documentary Film Festival - 2018
  • Greater Farmington Film Festival - 2018
  • Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival - 2018
  • Ashland Independent Film Festival - 2018
    James Blue Award

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