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Making of the documentary
The documentary was filmed with the usage of modern filming gear, such as camera phones and drones, and traditional filming gear. The usage of different camera gears allows for the creation of new perspectives, to which Ai Weiwei adds: "I think certainly the use of iPhones and very small cameras in these kinds of conditions, where you could never set up larger equipment, gives the film a quality it normally wouldn’t have." In terms of the usage of drones, he says: "When you’re dealing with a massive scale, drones have a superior ability to capture scale in a very short time. We all know how [documentarians] generally approach filming in poorly structured camps. It’s nothing new. You’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. Drones change the point of view, show the camp in relation to the landscape. [We can] show life vests, then people on a boat and then pull back more to reveal the relation to the land and the ocean. It can be very powerful." Despite having the ability to film a vast amount of a landscape using a drone, Weiwei acknowledges that it is still impossible to capture the totality of what is happening. Weiwei reveals that they visited approximately 40 camps throughout the filming of the documentary.

The tone was an important aspect to consider when producing the film. Niels Pagh Andersen, one of the editors alongside a crew of "more than 200 production crew, drone operators, assistants, local fixers and others," recalls looking at the footages. The crew's vision was to illustrate a victorious moment for the newly arrived individuals; that they are "heroes".

Purpose
In an interview published by NPQ, Ai Weiwei speaks of the larger problem that may arise from the refugee crisis: the humanity crisis.

Reception
Charlotte O'Sullivan critiques the documentary in ″Evening Standard″, saying: "During the course of the documentary we often see Ai filming the refugees on his phone. Let's hope he uses that footage one day to make a different statement about this global horror story, an edgier portrait perhaps that gives us his thoughts in full flow."