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BEYOND THE RAGING SEA

( 2018 )
Official Selection - Out of Competition |
 
United States
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Egypt
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France
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 English |
 70 min

About the film

The film follows Omar Samra and Omar Nour—the ‘Team O2’ duo—as they embark on the world’s toughest rowing race: an unsupported 3,000-nautical-mile adventure across the Atlantic Ocean. The aim of their journey is to highlight the terrifying dangers faced by thousands of migrants who set to sea every year. When disaster strikes, Team O2 has only hours to live. In Beyond the Raging Sea, the two Omars recount, in their own voice, the gripping tale of their struggle to survive and their ultimate rescue by a Greek vessel.

Director

Marco Orsini

Marco Orsini is an award-winning writer, director and producer. His films have screened at Tribeca and Sundance among other prestigious festivals. He is the president of the International Emerging Film Talent Association of Monaco, and is actively involved in film education and development in emerging countries. He is known for his documentaries The Reluctant Traveler (2009), which won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the Jacksonville Film Festival; Dinner at the No-Gos (2012), which won the Award of Excellence for a Feature Documentary at the 2012 Accolade Global Film Competition; as well as his biographical documentary Gray Matters (2014). Orsini’s work is famous for combining entertainment and engagement with education and advocacy.

Producer

Marco Orsini, Lizzy Lambley

Production Company

Team O2

Screenplay

Marco Orsini, Frederick L. Greene

Cinematography

Ahmed Gabr, Georgios Kokkalis, Michael Kushner, Shirley Schumacher, Steve Brooke Smith

Editing

Vincent Cattaneo, Dionisis Xenos

Sound

Pietro Giordano, Anastasios Gikas, Thomas Nee

Cast

Omar Samra, Omar Nour

Contacts

Producer

Marco Orsini, Lizzy Lambley

Production Company

Team O2

Screenplay

Marco Orsini, Frederick L. Greene

Cinematography

Ahmed Gabr, Georgios Kokkalis, Michael Kushner, Shirley Schumacher, Steve Brooke Smith

Editing

Vincent Cattaneo, Dionisis Xenos

Sound

Pietro Giordano, Anastasios Gikas, Thomas Nee

Cast

Omar Samra, Omar Nour

Contacts

More About Film

Producer

Marco Orsini, Lizzy Lambley

Production Company

Team O2

Screenplay

Marco Orsini, Frederick L. Greene

Cinematography

Ahmed Gabr, Georgios Kokkalis, Michael Kushner, Shirley Schumacher, Steve Brooke Smith

Editing

Vincent Cattaneo, Dionisis Xenos

Sound

Pietro Giordano, Anastasios Gikas, Thomas Nee

Cast

Omar Samra, Omar Nour