What could possibly go wrong when ten beautiful strangers — six women and four men — are thrown together in cramped quarters for a closely observed transatlantic voyage? Surprisingly, not the kind of ...

Marcus Lindeen's documentary 'The Raft' tells the story of a bizarre 1973 social experiment involving 11 volunteers sailing across the Atlantic on a raft to see whether conflict would result. By Frank ...

Metrograph Pictures has taken North American rights for Marcus Lindeen’s award-winning documentary 'The Raft,' the true story of a bizarre 1970s social experiment described as “the sex raft” by ...

Marcus Lindeen’s documentary The Raft boasts such a compelling story that it could have easily coasted on its trove of archival materials. In 1973, Mexican anthropologist Santiago Genovés enlisted ten ...

Back in the mists of 1973, it seemed a pretty novel idea for an anthropologist to place 11 demographically diverse strangers on a bare-bones raft for 100 days, and task them with crossing the Atlantic ...

Editor's note: Film maker Richard Heslop shares his thoughts about making The Raft of the Medusa and his memories of working with Derek Jarman. Film maker Richard Heslop shares his thoughts about ...

Winner of top honors at CPH:DOX, Marcus Lindeen's lively, argument-rich doc revisits anthropologist Santiago Genoves' controversial Acali Experiment. Back in the mists of 1973, it seemed a pretty ...