The Raft

The Raft
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Runtime: 1 Hr. 37 Min. Rating: Release Year: 2018 Film Info: Screening Format: DCP
Visit Website Director: Marcus Lindeen Producer: Erik Gandini Screenwriter: Marcus Lindeen Cinematographer: Måns Månsson Editor: Dominika Daubenbüchel, Alexandra Strauss

Sponsored by: Judith McGregor and Richard Gallun

 

In an infamous 1973 scientific experiment that the press dubiously named the “sex raft,” 11 strangers spent three months drifting across the Atlantic Ocean on a raft. The researchers who arranged the study hoped to learn about group behavioral dynamics, but that’s not all that happened. Mixing astonishing archival footage with a present-day reunion of the surviving members, The Raft takes viewers inside that strange, unforgettable journey.

 

"A document, as well as a documentary, of genuine consequence. The news is surprising, and pretty darned good." - Wall Street Journal

 

"Favored with copious amounts of footage shot during the voyage, as well as Genovés' collected data and writings, Lindeen forged a riveting and illuminating study of the unscrupulous endeavor." - Los Angeles Times

 

"You wonder why THE RAFT hasn't been turned into a drama yet, since it's got everything: a high-concept premise, big ideas, conflict, base urges, twists, action, and a diverse cast in which looking good with little on is historically accurate." - The Wrap

 

 

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