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Alarm Phone

2024 · 14 min

A sober, urgent short documentary that puts you inside a distant crisis through voices and phone lines.

Directed by
Anka Schmid
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The Alarm Phone: a hotline for refugees in distress at sea in the Mediterranean.

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Directed by
Anka Schmid
Genres
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • isolation
    • politics
    Places
    • sea
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour0
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Anka Schmid
    Written by
    Anka Schmid
    Cinematography
    Anka Schmid
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    Switzerland
    Languages
    English, German

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