Dead Calm- Killing The Med? Film screening and discussion

On 21 October, we screen the gripping documentary Dead Calm: Killing The Med, which exposes urgent questions about human rights at Europe’s borders, the role of EU and national coast guards, and the lived realities of those seeking safety. The stories revealed in this documentary have been silenced for far too long. It’s time they are heard. Survivor testimonies and investigative accounts reveal masked men and coast guard boats rounding up people, forcing them onto flimsy dinghies, and abandoning them at sea. Many never return. This documentary raises stark questions of accountability, justice, and the human cost of border policies.

The movie screening will be followed by a 30-minute dialogue, featuring the perspectives of journalists, humanitarian workers, and people with first-hand experience of migration. The discussion will explore the realities of migration, human rights at Europe’s borders, and the responsibilities of governments and citizens alike.

18:30 – Doors open
18:45 – Welcome and short introduction
19:00 – Film screening: Dead Calm: Killing the Med?
20:30 – Moderated discussion and Q&A
21:10 – Closing

• Romy van Baarsen, investigative journalist (featured in the film)
• Ayla Emmink, deputy search and rescue coordinator, SOS Mediterranee
• Survivor, someone who experienced the crossing of the Mediterranean Sea

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Tickets: €5,50 (including a drink) | Free for Humanity Hub members

This evening is a Just Peace Movie Night. Just Peace Movie Nights are an opportunity to bring meaningful themes of peace and Justice to life in the Hague and to reflect on important issues together through storytelling and cinema.