Seas of Laughter, Ships of Stone (Mares de risa, barcos de piedra)

In 2012 the Galician clown company Pallasos en Rebeldía travelled to the Saharawi refugee camps in the Algerian desert for FiSahara, the international film festival held in the camps every year.

Seas of Laughter, Ships of Stone follows the clowns as they perform for children and families, and uses their visit to talk about the Saharawi people’s decades of exile and their right to return home. For the company, bringing laughter to the camps is a form of solidarity.