Ghost Fleet

Regent Square Theater: Friday July 12 through Wednesday July 17

Ghost Fleet is a documentary that uncovers the vast injustice of slavery in the Thai fishing industry through thrilling escape stories. Thailand supplies a large portion of America’s seafood, but Thailand’s giant fishing fleet is chronically short tens of thousands of fishermen per year. Human traffickers have stepped in, selling captives from the region to the captains for a few hundred dollars each. Once at sea, the men may never return to land – unless they escape. These boats work the islands of Indonesia and Thailand, but also off the coasts of West Africa and Europe. Ghost Fleet follows a small group of activists who risk their lives on remote Indonesian islands to find justice and freedom for the enslaved fishermen who feed the world's insatiable appetite for seafood. Bangkok-based Patima Tungpuchayakul, a Thai abolitionist, has committed her life to helping these "lost" men return home. Facing illness, death threats, corruption, and complacency, Patima's fearless determination for justice inspires her nation and the world.

90 min / Not Rated / Starring Tun Lin, Patima Tungpuchayakul / Documentary Directed by Shannon Service & Jeffrey Waldron / USA 2018

Regent Square Theater
1035 South Braddock Ave, Regent Square

Friday: 7:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 4:30, 7:00 pm
Monday through Thursday: 7:00 pm