The Pirate Tapes
The Pirate Tapes is a documentary filmed by Somali-Canadian Mohamed Ashareh in Somalia and edited and produced by Palmira PDC in Canada.[1] Ashareh lived with pirates in Somalia for months undercover during 2009, filming their activities with a small camera hanging around his neck.[2][3] Some of the filming was done by a second cameraman. Ashareh was frequently in danger, and at one point they were both arrested and spent time in a Somali jail.[4]
The film has been heavily criticized for shortcomings attributed to Ashereh's lack of journalistic and filming experience.[3][5] There has also been a dispute between Ashareh and Palmira PDC over the rights to the footage filmed by Ashereh.[1]
The Pirate Tapes was screened at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2011.[6]
See also
- The Pirates of Somalia, a non-fiction book
References
- ^ a b Curse of the TV tapes: Pirates of Somalia | Arts and Culture | Film | Mail & Guardian
- ^ Review: The Pirate Tapes - Hot Docs 2011 | Toronto Film Scene
- ^ a b Film: The Pirate Tapes | Music & Film
- ^ Going Undercover with Somalia's Oil-Thirsty Pirates | VICE United States
- ^ Pirate Tapes, The | news | Torontoist
- ^ Review: The Pirate Tapes - Hot Docs 2011 | Toronto Film Scene
- Somali pirates open up to student with camera | Toronto Star
- HBO’s Summer Documentary Film Series Begins June 6 - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers
- “Bobby Fischer Against the World” kicks off HBO’s summer series » Realscreen
- HOT DOCS 2011 // The Pirate Tapes | NOW Magazine
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