Island of the Hungry Ghosts

Island of the Hungry Ghosts is a hybrid documentary film by director Gabrielle Brady that explores the conflict faced by trauma therapist Poh Lin Lee, who works in the Australian Detention Centre for Asylum Seekers on Christmas Island. It premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2018 where it won the Award for Best International Documentary. It was shown at festivals all over the world, winning several prizes. It was also released in cinemas in the United Kingdom, Australia, North America and Germany.

Island of the Hungry Ghosts
Film poster
Directed byGabrielle Brady
Written byGabrielle Brady
Produced byAlexander Wadouh
Samm Haillay
Alex Kelly
Gizem Acarla
Gabrielle Brady
StarringPoh Lin Lee
CinematographyMichael Latham
Edited byKatharina Fiedler
Music byAaron Cupples
Production
company
Chromosom Film
Distributed byAutlook Filmsales
Release date
  • April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19) (Tribeca Film Festival)
Running time
98 minutes
CountriesGermany
Great Britain
Australia
LanguageEnglish
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