To Kyma – The documentary
Type Lesbos in google. In the first page you’ll find frightening news about one of the worst migration crisis in recent centuries.
The island of Lesbos in Greece has become the gateway of ** thousands of refugees arriving daily ** piled in small boats. Fleeing from the conflicts in their countries of origin like Syria, Lebanon, Afghanistan ... Many of them fail. And those who reach the shore face a reality that could never have imagined. His painful journey has just begun.
The impressive picture of the little kid Aylan Kurdi lying dead on the shore of a Turkish beach after drowning deeply moves the soul of the Spanish lifeguard Oscar Camps. He then decides to leave back his company, his wife and his children and travels to the small Greek island of Lesbos, one of the hotspots of the refugees’ crisis in 2015. It is only ten kilometres far from Turkey. His fellow Gerard Canals follows him. They are the germ of the NGO Proactiva Open Arms, set up with Oscar’s savings: 15.000€.
They have no means and the challenge is huge: they daily cover the 17 most dangerous kilometres of the island, an area plenty of cliffs and pebble beaches where the dinghies used by the refugees disembark. The lifeguards help the overcrowded small boats to safely go ashore. People coming are not only adults, but also new-borns, children and even old people. Every packed dinghy holds between 40 and 50 people who run away from deadly violence in Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq. They just wear fake lifejackets and life preservers but they are frightened and most of them do not know how to swim.
Equipped only with flippers and dressed in wetsuits, the lifeguards jump every day into the sea to rescue people. Sometimes they also use the boats the refugees themselves abandon on the shores. Their determination and professionalism make up for the lack of resources: they are the only volunteers in the whole island who can ensure a safe disembarkment.
To kyma (“the wave”) is a documentary that aims to discover the heroic work that Oscar and his companions held daily
Their feat has gone around the world: many international media like the BBC, The New York Times, the CNN or Der Spiegel have shown their story and their humanity.
But money runs out and winter is coming. If they do not achieve enough funding, the mission might be jeopardised. They cannot face the dangers of the Aegean Sea if they do not work with proper means, even less in winter, when the weather conditions are getting much worse. They need to be a bigger team, buy fast boats and cover the expenses of staying in the island. Dinghies do not stop arriving in Lesbos, an island forgotten by the European governments. In October alone, more than 110.000 people have reached its shores.
Humanitarian agencies are overwhelmed by this crisis. Our lifeguards mission is in danger.
It is vital for all of them to show their situation all over the world
Oscar Camps is the main character and the thread of this story, plenty of humanity. The sea is his main challenge, the same one thousands of people need to overcome in their escape from deadly violence in their countries. He has decided to save their lives. He is a charismatic character, an athletic, brave and humane lifeguard, the leader and the alma mater of the team.
There are also his fellows, the other lifeguards who have decided to join the project and travel to Lesbos. All of them are going through one of the most rewarding and also tough experiences they have ever had. They are young and innocent, professional lifeguards used to work in the peaceful Spanish beaches, quite different from Lesbos, where they have to face the daily suffering of the refugees. They work day and night and spend 14 hours completely soaked in their wetsuits. They cannot undress because they have to be prepared for any new boat arrival. They have wounds on their feet and hands and the fact of being constantly wet does not help the wounds to heal. Despite the cold, they should carry on: lives of many people are at risk, especially at night, when the journey of the refugees is even more dangerous.
There are many other people who have a relationship with the lifeguards, also known as the men in yellow because of the uniform they wear. Freelance journalists who, like them, are based in the island since summer to follow the crisis and are doing their best to show the tragedy of this exodus to the rest of the world; volunteer doctors who closely work with the lifeguards when an emergency appears: they have no means and sometimes they have to drive long distances to get oxygen to save those refugees who arrive with hypothermia. There are as well other volunteers from all around the world who help the refugees with blankets, dry clothes and food.
And, of course, there are also the refugees: whole families who have run away mainly from Syria, Iraq or Afghanistan. The lifeguards welcome them with their arms opened: lifeguards’ hands are the first European ones that refugees touch once they are ashore.
A La Kaseta production
We try to explain with pictures what we can’t explain with words
La Kaseta Ideas Factory is the producer company of the Catalan filmmaker David Fontseca . This initiative comes from the need to create high-quality audiovisual content, national and international. With headquarters in Vic (Barcelona), its scope has no barriers while there are good stories to document.
La Kaseta members are professionals with a long path and extensive experience...
Who are we?
What stage are we?
We are actually producing the documentary for broadcast on Catalan television. But our goal is to let it known internationally, to make the solidarity work of our protagonists visible.
We want to make the documentary in English and Spanish, so it can be translated and distributed. If we succeed, our project will show this harsh story beyond our borders, aware of the difficulties experiences of refugees, the largest humanitarian crises of recent years, and help make visible the brutal task of Oscar and his team, Proactive Open Arms.
We’ll try to achieve an initial amount of € 20.000 .
In order to edit the documentary in both languages, we really need € 30.000 .
Therefore, the initial objective, € 20.000, will allow to translate it in one language. This will be English.
If we get the first goal before 40 days, we propose a second objective: to reach the 30,000€. If we get it, we’ll translate the document into English and Spanish.
What are your contributions for?
The money will be used to cover new recordings, post -production, dubbing, sound and mastering for the English version.
This is the second phase of the project. The first phase, the Catalan documentary already has funding.
By now, for this second phase , this is our only source of funding.
12.500€ (VAT included) for the production.
6.000€ to the rewards and costs of patronage
1.500€ (VAT included) for the crowdfunding expenses
What rewards we’ll you receive in return?
Depending on the input, you will receive the following rewards:
• Acknowledgements in the credits of the documentary and on our website
• Private session of the online premiere of the documentary in HD
• The DVD with the extended version of the documentary including unpublished images and interviews
• To download the e -book of daily shooting, including unpublished photographs and anecdotes
• A personalized pen drive with the extended version of the documentary and the e -book
• The documentary poster signed by the team
• An original photography numbered and signed by the director
• Invitations to the pre - premiere of the documentary
• Invitations for the special pass and the colloquium, attended by some of the protagonists, members of the NGO Proactive Openarms
For further information, please contact us:
La Kaseta
Tel. 607981007
C. Nou, 44, baixos 1ª
08500, Vic
How will you receive the rewards?
You receive material rewards through the regular mail or courier to the address that you have provided.
For international shipments, see special conditions.
For the rest of the rewards we’ll inform you by e- mail.
Special conditions
International shipments will be paid on delivery by the receiver.
Work schedule
This second phase of production will be finished late February.
After that, we need a month to produce and prepare the rewards.
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Hola Oskar, muchas gracias por tu interés y tu felicitación.
En el apartado ¿A qué destinaremos vuestras aportaciones? especificamos a qué destinaremos el dinero conseguido. Como verás, el coste total de la traducción al inglés es de 12.500 euros IVA incluido. (El resto se nos va en porcentajes del mecenazgo y el coste de las recompensas). Debemos tener en cuenta que, realizar el documental en inglés, supone mucho trabajo para remontarlo. Hemos realizado algunas grabaciones en inglés, pero debemos hacer algunas más. No se trata sólo de subtitularlo. Su post-producción debe incluir: las 35 jornadas de sala y de operador para la postproducción de vídeo, el alquiler de la sala y del técnico para la postproducción de sonido, las voces en off, los doblajes, los derechos musicales y la música, la sala de color y el e-talonaje de 55 minutos, la conversión a DCP, el grafismo... Como puedes ver, no sé trata sólo de traducirlo, sino de todo el trabajo de postproducción que conlleva.
Invertir en este proyecto, es invertir en dar a conocer la labor de Proactiva Openarms. Es nuestra manera de colaborar con ellos. Pero, si prefieres hacer tu aportación directamente a la ONG, también te lo agradeceremos todos.
Cualquier otra consulta que puedas tener, no dudes en pedírnosla. Un cordial saludo!
oskar
Imagino que en universidades catalanas se podría hacer lo mismo reduciendo totalmente el coste sin afectar a la calidad y pudiendo invertir ese dinero de manera más eficiente en otras cosas. No entiendo mucho en qué se va a destinar el dinero.Gracias
oskar
-que ya está producida y financiada en catalán para una TV. De hecho, trabajo en la universitat Jaume I de Castellón y a través de estudiantes en prácticas del grado en traducción se han hecho varias y muy buenas traducciones y subtitulaciones. Imagi
oskar
...considerable y me gustaría explicaseis mejor porqué invertir el dinero en el docu y no directamente a la ONG que realiza la labor. En concreto no me cuadra que se necesite tanto dinero para la traducción al castellano e inglés teniendo en cuenta q
oskar
Antes que nada felicitaros por el trabajo que estáis haciendo puesto que considero muy interesante y necesario dar a conocer estos dramáticos hechos. Pero me surgen varias dudas a la hora de colaborar ya que la cantidad que solicitáis es bastante con