Last Hijack

Interactive documentary

Synopsis

Submarine Channel’s Emmy Award winning web documentary Last Hijack Interactive lets you experience the murky world of piracy in Somalia through the eyes of a pirate and a captain. It’s their story, but also the story of their families, the journalists, lawyers and negotiators in both Somalia and the West. Exploring both sides of the story, Last Hijack Interactive allows you to uncover the complex realities behind piracy in Somalia though the eyes of a pirate and a captain, an advocate and a journalist, a parent and a wife. Combining live-action video shot on location and animation, the interactive experience gives the user the opportunity to navigate the real stories of these people, building to the hijack itself and the resulting aftermath. How can one such event influence an entire society?
What’s the global impact of a single hijack?