Crossroads at the Edge of Worlds

  • Crossroads at the Edge of Worlds
Genre : Political
Type : Film essay
Original title : Crossroads at the Edge of Worlds. Sub-Saharan Transit Migration in Morocco
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2007
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 37 (in minutes)
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This video research is based on a trip to Morocco in July 2005, during which the director documented irregular migration transiting through Morocco, as well as their control. This geographical project focuses on the main migratory axes: Oujda, entry point for migrants in Morocco; Tangier, from where migrants can try to cross the strait or the fences of Ceuta; Rabat, organization space; and Laayoune, the closest point to the canaries. The video questions the nature and meaning of these extraterritorial enclaves that structure the Moroccan territory.

a film by Charles HELLER

Switzerland, 2006, Essay-video-essay, 37', DVD, fr.


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Titre (France) : CROSSROADS AT THE EDGE OF WORLDS
Titre original : Crossroads at the Edge of Worlds. Sub-Saharan Transit Migration in Morocco
Langues : Anglais / Français
Âge : 12+
Année : 2006
Catégories : Migrations & Réfugiés
Label : Cinéastes Indépendants
Support : DVD
EAN : 0000000000184

NOTE BY THE FILMMAKER
"in addition to documenting migrants' rights violations, the film attempted to displace existing representations of migration, for example, by showing the complexity of migration routes in the region and the transnational social network formed by transit migrants, which can in no way be associated with a simple ‘invasion'.
The climax of the film occurs in the scenes showing the interception and destruction of migrants' boats by the Moroccan military in Southern Morocco before they could even embark on them towards the Canary Islands. The images of boats set ablaze provided a striking image of the condition of migrants attempting to cross over to Europe through the Maghreb: they remained trapped between the sea and the desert and exposed to extreme forms of state violence. Crossroads was circulated internationally within several exhibitions and film festivals"
- from Charles Heller (University of London, UK) - "Perception management - Deterring potential migrants through information campaigns", in "Global Media and Communication", 2014, Vol. 10(3), 305
ONLINE: www.academia.edu/40126995/Perception_management_Deterring_potential_migrants_through_information_campaigns

Director: Charles Heller

The video is part of The Maghreb Connection (2006-2007) - an initiative by Ursula Biemann on the North African migratory space.

In partnership with the Center d'Art Contemporain de Genève and the Maghreb Connection exhibition.

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