The Pirate Tapes

The Pirate Tapes
Production
company
Pamira PDC
Country Canada

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.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Waal, Mandy De (2011-11-25). "Curse of the TV tapes: Pirates of Somalia". The M&G Online. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  2. 1 2 Albano, Carmen (2011-04-28). "Review: The Pirate Tapes - Hot Docs 2011". Toronto Film Scene. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  3. 1 2 Rickett, Oscar (2012-04-20). "Film: The Pirate Tapes". The Africa Report. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  4. ↑ Rickett, Oscar (2011-10-17). "Going Undercover with Somalia's Oil-Thirsty Pirates". Vice. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  5. ↑ Showler, Suzannah (2011-04-20). "Pirate Tapes, The". Torontoist. Retrieved 2017-07-16.


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