Isola

On an island lost between two worlds in the Mediterranean Sea Dai, a young Chinese woman, survives alone in a cave, waiting to give birth. Each day she watches the harbor, the hundreds of immigrants desperate to make their way into Italy, searching tirelessly for the face of the man she loves, her husband. One night she finds him…
Fabianny Deschamps’ second feature, part-documentary, part-drama, offers a wealth of ethereal visuals, a minimal narrative and elliptical encounters that set it apart from most of the films addressing the migrant crisis.
Filmography: New Territories (2014).