The Rescue List

A film by Alyssa Fedele & Zachary Fink

There’s one child he must find.

The Rescue List is an immersive documentary that intimately follows the lives of two rescued children living in a rehabilitation shelter in Ghana, as social workers help them recover from a childhood enslaved to fishermen. But their story takes an unexpected turn when their rescuer embarks on another rescue mission and asks the children for help.

The Rescue List charts the unfolding drama of these rescue operations alongside a moving portrait of the boys’ recoveries as they prepare to return to their families. By doing so, the film tells a moving story of friendship and courage – a story that transcends the trope of victimhood and illustrates what it means to love and to survive.

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Director

Alyssa Fedele & Zachary Fink

Producer

Davis Coombe, Alyssa Fedele, and Zachary Fink

Runtime

81 & 60 minutes

Rights Represented

Digital Rights, International Rights

Captions Available

English

Language

Ewe

Press

“a film of compassion and insight…sure to stir conversation as well as emotion when it screens at other festivals—will open audience’s eyes to larger problems of child abuse and exploitation that pervade too many countries around the globe.”

- The Hollywood Reporter
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Festival & Awards

Emmy Award Winner: Outstanding Social Issue Documentary

Official Selection San Francisco International Film Festival
Official Selection Full Frame Film Festival
Official Selection Doc Lands Film Festical
Official Selection Black Star International Film Festival
Winner – Best Documentary Feature – Bend Film Festival

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The Rescue List

There’s one child he must find.

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