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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    'Fire at Sea' filmmaker: 'We are living a life of tragedy'

    More people than ever have died when attempting the dangerous smugglers’ crossing from Africa to Italy, according to the United Nations. The small Italian island called Lampedusa has been intensely experiencing the flow of migrants, and the coast guard stationed there has become the front line in rescuing those trapped at sea.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 26, 2016 • 1 min read

    More people than ever have died when attempting the dangerous smugglers’ crossing from Africa to Italy, according to the United Nations. The small Italian island called Lampedusa has been intensely experiencing the flow of migrants, and the coast guard stationed there has become the front line in rescuing those trapped at sea. Life on Lampedusa is depicted in a new documentary called Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi, who spent more than a year living on Lampedusa. The film is the Italian entry for the foreign language category at the Oscars this year.

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    First American wins Man Booker Prize for satirizing race in LA
    1. 0:30Man Booker Prize winner on being black in America
    2. 15:46What's behind rising STD rates in California?
    3. 24:42'Fire at Sea' filmmaker: 'We are living a life of tragedy'You’re reading this
    4. 40:27Taking care of LA County's housing needs with 1 percent of its land
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