The Man Who Crossed the Sahara (2008)

• 82%
• 2008
• Documentary
• Korbett Matthews

A journey into the mysterious life, death and afterlife of Frank Cole, a brilliant, enigmatic filmmaker obsessed with his art, the Sahara, life and death. His inventive films explored his fascination with mortality. Director Korbett Matthews wraps Cole's haunting film footage around interviews with his family and friends to construct a fitting meta-narrative for a man whose art and life were indistinguishable. Dreaming of conquering the Sahara, and armed with only with his Bolex camera, Cole made the gruelling 7,300-kilometre, 11-month journey by camel across the desert. Over the next 10 years, Cole worked obsessively on the film he shot , Life Without Death. The Man Who Crossed the Sahara is a gripping cinematic tale of artistic passion taken to the limits of human endurance.