| The Third Wave | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alison Thompson |
| Produced by | Oscar Gubernati |
| Starring | A.P. Darmedesa Bruce French Oscar Gubernati Donny Paterson Alison Thompson |
| Music by | Mario Grigorov Jaron Lanier |
| Cinematography | Sunil Elvitigala Marco Franzoni |
| Editing by | Cedar Daniels Peter Demas |
| Distributed by | ARTSALLIANCEAMERICA |
| Release date(s) | 2007 |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States Sri Lanka |
| Language | English |
The Third Wave film was shot in Sri Lanka following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. It was directed by Australian film maker Alison Thompson and Italian producer Oscar Gubernati.
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After the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster strikes, four independent volunteers, with little money and no experience, race off to volunteer in tsunami ravaged Sri Lanka. They meet up by fate at Colombo airport and decide to form a volunteer team. They rent a van, fill it with supplies and start driving down the coast to see where they can help. They stumble into a tribal village called Peraliya, which has been destroyed by a forty foot wave. During the time the wave hit Peraliya, a train called "The Queen of the Sea" which happened to be passing by at the same time was derailed and washed away killing over 2500 passengers and villagers. No-one was there helping so the volunteer team set up a first aid station and find themselves in charge of looking after a refugee camp with over 3000 people. Their initial two week journey turns into a year long odyssey of heartbreak and hope as the villagers slowly begin to turn against them when the worlds donated tsunami money doesn't materialize. The volunteers concentrate on the bigger picture and push on through the death threats and break every rule in the 'Disaster Aid Books'.
The Third Wave first premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. In 2008 Sean Penn came aboard as Executive Producer and it screened in the first ever Presidential jury screening at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. The Third Wave has been an official selection of the Tokyo International film festival, Sydney International film festival, Denver film festival, Monaco Charity film festival, South Asian International film festival and City of Angels film festival in Los Angeles.