The Pirate Tapes

The Pirate Tapes is a documentary filmed by Somali-Canadian Mohamed Ashareh in Somalia and edited and produced by Palmira PDC in Canada.[1] Ashareh lived with pirates in Somalia for months undercover during 2009, filming their activities with a small camera hanging around his neck.[2][3] Some of the filming was done by a second cameraman. Ashareh was frequently in danger, and at one point they were both arrested and spent time in a Somali jail.[4]

The film has been heavily criticized for shortcomings attributed to Ashereh's lack of journalistic and filming experience.[3][5] There has also been a dispute between Ashareh and Palmira PDC over the rights to the footage filmed by Ashereh.[1]

The Pirate Tapes was screened at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2011.[6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Curse of the TV tapes: Pirates of Somalia | Arts and Culture | Film | Mail & Guardian
  2. ↑ Review: The Pirate Tapes - Hot Docs 2011 | Toronto Film Scene
  3. 1 2 Film: The Pirate Tapes | Music & Film
  4. ↑ Going Undercover with Somalia's Oil-Thirsty Pirates | VICE United States
  5. ↑ Pirate Tapes, The | news | Torontoist
  6. ↑ Review: The Pirate Tapes - Hot Docs 2011 | Toronto Film Scene

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