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Kingsley's Crossing

Short Films • 19m

Directed by Brian Storm • Documentary • 2006 • 20 minutes

Kingsley's Crossing is the story of one man's dream to leave the poverty of life in Africa for the promised land of Europe. We walk in his shoes, as photojournalist Olivier Jobard accompanies Kingsley on his uncertain and perilous journey.

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