‘Last Hijack’, an interactive documentary produced by Submarine Channel, co-produced by Still Films and funded by the Irish Film Board, has won an Emmy Award for best online production in the non-fiction category in Cannes.
‘Last Hijack’ Interactive is an online documentary, allowing the viewer to experience the hijack of a ship in Somali waters, switching at will between the perspective of the Somali pirate and the English captain who is kidnapped.
‘Last Hijack’ consists of a film and an online production, directed by Femke Wolting and Tommy Pallotta. The film premiered at the Berlinale earlier this year and has been shown at festivals all over the world. This Submarine production is now being shown in the United States, both in cinemas and on iTunes, Netflix and many other Video on Demand platforms. The online documentary has already won international awards, including the Prix Europa.
The film ‘Last Hijack’ is a true story about survival in Somalia, from the perspective of 32 year old pirate Mohamed. In a mix of animation and documentary, the film gives a dramatic insight into the way in which this Somali pirate has got caught up in this dangerous life. Animations of Mohamed's memories, fears and dreams form a visual complement and contrast with the raw images of his daily life.
‘Last Hijack’ is an international co-production by Submarine in co-production with Still Films (Ireland), Razor Film (Germany), Savage Film (Belgium), IKON (The Netherlands) and ZDF (Germany). The film was made possible by funding from The Irish Film Board, the Media Programme of the European Union, Netherlands Film Fund, CoBO, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, the Dutch Media Fund and the Flanders Audiovisual Fund.
