In this documentary, I hitchhike across Western Sahara - one of the most politically complex and least understood regions in the world. Beginning at the Moroccan disbuted border, I travel south through the desert with the aim of reaching the remote no-man’s-land crossing into Mauritania.
The journey follows a territory defined by division. Stretching over 2,700 kilometres, the Moroccan-built berm - a vast sand wall reinforced by military presence—cuts across the desert and separates communities, landscapes, and histories. Surrounding it lies one of the most heavily mined regions on Earth, with an estimated 8–10 million landmines still buried beneath the sand.
Through hitchhiking and conversations with those living along the route, the film seeks to uncover the human side of a long-standing and often overlooked conflict. Many people outside the region are unaware of it's history or ongoing tensions, and this project aims to explore those realities through firsthand experience.
This is an intense and uncertain journey, both physically and politically - balancing risk with responsibility. At its core, the documentary is an attempt to better understand a disputed land through the voices of the people who live within it, and to bring visibility to a story that remains largely untold.
