SYNOPSIS
A narrative and documentary journey into the world of one Somali Pirate – Mohamed – exploring how and why he came to live such a brutal and dangerous existence. Animated re-enactments explore Mohamed’s memories, dreams and fears from his point of view while raw documentary footage portrays the harsh and complex reality of Mohamed’s everyday life.
DIRECTOR
Femke Wolting and Tommy Pallotta:
The filmmaking team of Tommy Pallotta and Femke Wolting is a meeting of true industry pioneers who push the boundaries of storytelling. Tommy first connected Richard Linklater with animation when he produced the award-winning feature film “Waking Life”. He followed up with Philip K. Dick’s “A Scanner Darkly”, starring Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr. He then directed the Emmy nominated “Collapsus”. Femke Wolting co-founded Submarine, a multiple award-winning production company. She produced numerous projects such as Peter Greenaway’s feature “Rembrandt’s J’Accuse”, groundbreaking documentaries like “My Second Life”, and the internationally acclaimed “Meet the Fokkens” about elder twin prostitutes. Femke has also directed many documentaries, such as “Sneakers” – about the rise of the sports shoe – and “Viktor & Rolf: Because We Are Worth It”- which followed a year in the lives of avant-garde fashion designers Viktor & Rolf.
CREDITS
PROTAGONIST:
Pirate Mohamed
CREW:
Written and directed by: Femke Wolting and Tommy Pallotta
Photographer: Ahmed Farah
Research and interviews: Jamal Osman
Editor: Edgar Burcksen A.C.E
Music: Kreidler
Animation supervisor: Gavin Kelly
Paintings and visual development: Hisko Hulsing
Re-recording mixer: Tobias Fleig
Sound designer: Andreas Hildebrandt
Line producer: Janneke van de Kerkhof
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH:
Submarine, Netherlands – Bruno Felix and Femke Wolting
Still Films, Ireland – Nicky Cogan
Savage Film, Belgium – Bart Van Langendonck
ZDF – Lucas Schmidt, Lucia Haslauer, Isa Ostertag
IKON
GERMAN FUNDING:
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Interactive documentary:
PRESSE & SALES
WORLD SALES:
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
AWARDS:
Digital Emmy Award 2015, Prix Europa for Best Online Project 2014,
Prix de Jeunesse & Jury Prize for Best Transmedia Project at Geneva IFF
FESTIVALS:
Berlinale 2014 – Panorama
SXSW 2014
Annecy IAFF
Galway Film Festival
Rio de Janeiro Film Festival
Sitges Film Festival
CPX DOX
Dok Leipzig
Holland Animation Film Festival
Geneva International Film Festival
The Netherlands Film Festival
New York Film Festival
INTERACTIVE:
SXSW 2014
Sheffield Doc Fest
Cannes Film Festival
Docs Barcelona
Geneva International Film Festival
The Netherlands Film Festival
New York Film Festival
Prix Europa
Dok Leizpig
Input Festival Tokyo