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Headland (2024)

Duration: 13 min    Category: Short   Opportunity: Bridging the Gap

Synopsis

A nature reserve on the English Channel is a place of wonder and solace, shaped and haunted by violence. Headland is a moving tale of life on a pebble beach reclaimed from the ocean, where the age-old tradition of sea rescues intersects with recent migrant crossings, as told by the last of the Dungeness fishermen. Headland is a camera-on-land perspective on boat migration towards Britain, as opposed to the water, where people seeking safety face life-altering journeys.

Highlights

WORLD PREMIERE – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2025 – WINNER Best Mini-Doc
Vera Film Festival 2025
Aspen Shortsfest 2025
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2025
28th CinemAmbiente Environmental Film Festival 2025

Director:
Mariana Duarte

Producer: Alice Rowsome

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