The whole team is really excited about the production of our latest feature documentary Freightened, directed by Denis Delestrac.

The project, which reveals the mechanisms and dangers of the shipping industry, features interviews with renown personalities like journalist Rose George, author of the book Ninety percent of everything, or Steve Cotton, Secretary General of the International Transport Workers’ Federation.

It is estimated that 90% of the products we consume today in the Western World come from overseas. Container transport by sea has revolutionized the world as much as the printing press or the Internet. However it remains largely obscure to the public. Freightened reveals all the secrets of an industry that holds the key to our economy, our environment and the very model of our civilisation.

So far Delestrac and the team have travelled the world by air, by land and on a cargo ship by sea, from where we have shot some spectacular drone sequences. Also, they have visited cities and countries from Barcelona to Italy, from Philippines to New York and from Hamburg to Paris, among others. Thanks to the international coordination of the team, we have begun post-production and Farr creative agency has designed the graphics. The film will release in early 2015. Stay tuned to our social networks to keep informed!

Freightened is produced by Polar Star Films in co-production with La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse (France), in co-production with SWR/NDR (Germany), France 5, Doc Al Jazeera Channel (Qatar) in collaboration with TVC (Spain), SRF (Switzerland), SVT (Sweden), RTS (Switzerland), NRK (Norway), Knowledge (Canada), TéléQuébec (Canada), and supported by MEDIA Development MEDIA TV Programming and CNC (France).