Shipwreck at the Threshold of Europe, Lesvos, Aegean Sea: 28 October 2015
Synopsis
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2020 - Forum Expanded - World premiere
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- 2020
- Type of project
- Features
- Director
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Forensic Architecture
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Production Company
Forensic Architecture
Centre for Research ArchitectureDepartment of Visual Cultures
Goldsmiths, University of London
Lewisham Way
London
SE14 6NW
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