May 21st on Plage 45, The UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency) and IEFTA (The International Emerging Film Talent Association) hosted a party to discuss their cause, and the film they made which focuses on refugees and raising awareness to their daily struggles.
The party was light and happy but the cause behind the party has a much more serious tone. Thousands of people are dying on the sea as they try to flee their homeland, and the UNHCR and IEFTA put out a film including a music video, 'Dangerous Crossings', to try to make people realize that the lives lost at sea may not be worth the journey into the unknown.
It is a cause that is close to many hearts, and the goal is for safer travels over the sea to protect the lives of people who just want to live better lives.
-Elaine DeHart