FREIGHTENED

FREIGHTENED, THE REAL PRICE OF SHIPPING

By Denis DELESTRAC

POLAR STAR FILMS, SL - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2016

FREIGHTENED - The Real Price of Shipping, reveals the mechanics and perils of cargo shipping, an all-but-visible industry that holds the key to our economy.

Festivals
& Awards

San Francisco Green Film Festival 2016
Official Selection
DocsBarcelona 2016
Official Selection
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2016
Official Selection
Deauville Awards 2016
Winner Golden Green Award
DIG Awards 2016
Finalist
Docs Barcelona-Medellín 2016
Official Selection
DREFF 2016
Official Selection
Vancouver International Film Festival 2016
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2016
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • SPAIN, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • SPANISH, ENGLISH, CATALAN
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Denis DELESTRAC
    • Producer(s)
    • Carles BRUGUERAS, Marieke VAN DEN BERSSELAAR, Laurent MINI, Karim SAMAÏ
    • Synopsis
    • 90% of the goods we consume in the West are manufactured in far-off lands and brought to us by ship. The cargo shipping industry is a key player in world economy and forms the basis of our very model of modern civilisation; without it, it would be impossible to fulfil the ever-increasing demands of our societies. Yet the functioning and regulations of this business remain largely obscure to many, and its hidden costs affect us all. Due to their size, freight ships no longer fit in traditional city harbours; they have moved out of the public’s eye, behind barriers and check points. FREIGHTENED - The Real Price of Shipping, answers questions such as: Who pulls the strings in this multi-billion dollar business? To what extent does the industry control our policy makers? How does it affect the environment above and below the water-line? And what’s life like for modern seafarers? Taking us on a journey over seas and oceans, FREIGHTENED - The Real Price of Shipping, reveals in an audacious investigation the many faces of world-wide freight shipping and sheds light on the consequences of an all-but-visible industry.