The Last Shore

In January 2017, a video of a young Gambian drowning in the waters of Venice's Grand Canal went viral on social networks. From the shore, passers-by insulted him without helping him. Filmed with a mobile phone, the body, petrified by the cold, appears to be sinking despite the lifebuoys thrown in its direction. He was 22 and his name was Pateh Sabally. 2500 miles away, the voices and faces of his family tell the story that preceded this tragedy, the story behind the images.