The Sea Between Us (2019)

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• 2019
• Documentary
• Marlene Edoyan

Every year, from June to November, the Caribbean faces the hurricane season. During this period, the countries of the archipelago become extremely exposed as hurricanes barrel through the region, making landfall in vulnerable small island states. On September 18th 2017, inhabitants of Martinique hurriedly prepare for the arrival of Maria, a tropical storm which has quickly evolved into a category 3 hurricane. But Martinique will be spared the wrath of the dangerous storm. In the night of September 18th, the eye of Maria, now a category 5 hurricane, strikes the island of Dominica head-on. For several days following the storm, the country is engulfed in silence, completely cut off from the rest of the world. Desperate for news of friends and family, a group of people in the neighbouring island of Martinique decide to brave the stormy waters of the Dominican channel to establish communication with the island. For these Caribbean natives, the sea that lies between them becomes the bridge that connects them together.