SHARAF - AN ANIMATED DOCUMENTARY

Sharaf - An Animated Documentary

Suecia. 2012. Color. 13 min. Documental. .

Film Director: David Aronowitsch; Hanna Heilborn.

'The boat was like a fly on the ocean. We just drifted without food or water.' 17 year-old Sharaf is one of many refugees who have arrived in Gran Canaria in recent years. Sharaf's story gives a voice to those who made it through the journey alive, but also to those who died at sea.

David Aronowitsch

David Aronowitsch, born 1964 in Stockholm, studied directing at the Polish National Film School in Lodz, 1988-91. First short documentary in 1988 and first longer documentary in 1994, "Night of the Gypsies", together with Göran Olsson. Among other later films are "Stockholm-75" (2003) and the globally screened short film "Gömd/Hidden" (2002), an animated documentary made together with Hanna Heilborn and Mats Johansson. Producer of the television series Ikon for SVT in 2001 and 2002.

Hanna Heilborn

Born in 1968. Educated at New York Film School and at Sweden's Institute of Drama. Works as a director, scriptwriter, dramatist and animation instructor - all with a documentary base. She lectures at a number of art and design schools. Her leaning towards art and design can be felt in the prize-winning animated documentary "Gömd/Hidden" (2002), made together with David Aronowitsch and Mats Johansson. Among recent films are "Big Mike" (2004), "Tjejsnack/Girls talk" - a MTV trilogy of short documentaries and around 20 installations and informational films for The Technical Museum of Sweden.