Lampedusa in Winter: Refugees Welcome?

Lampedusa in WinterDirected by Jakob BrossmannAugust 19-21 at Anthology Film Archives
The Italian island of Lampedusa lies a mere 68 miles from the coast of North Africa. I say “mere.” To those of us with few life-or-death cares, what is 68 miles? An hour-long drive? A relatively brisk bus or train ride? But what if those 68 miles were the difference between all manner of abject poverty and the promise (only and ever the promise) of a better life? Suddenly that distance takes on add