A place of safety, Kepler-452

In A Place of Safety, the Italian collective Kepler-452 boards the Sea-Watch 5, a ship carrying out rescue missions in the Central Mediterranean. What they are looking for is not predetermined. Only the realisation that, just a few kilometres from the European coast, a reality is unfolding that all too often remains out of sight. During this voyage, 156 people are rescued and later disembarked in La Spezia, a safe haven in Italy, a four-day sail from the rescue site. From that journey emerges a series of conversations, encounters and reflections with rescue workers from various NGOs, including Sea-Watch and Life Support by Emergency. Their stories bring to the stage what continues to unfold at sea, beyond the immediate view of the European continent.