Island of the Hungry Ghosts

NAME OF FILM: ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS

DIRECTOR(S): Gabrielle Brady

GENRE: Documentary Film

SYNOPSIS: Christmas Island, Australia is home to one of the largest land migrations on earth—that of forty million crabs journeying from jungle to sea. But the jungle holds another secret: a high-security facility that indefinitely detains individuals seeking asylum.

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