Catching the Pirate King is a three part documentary series that tells the unlikely tale of a hijacking of a Belgian vessel in front of the Somali coast. The series looks at the hijacking of the ship and the elaborate police undercover operation that will lead to the downfall of a Somali Pirate King. Catching the Pirate King is nominated in the official competition for the Grand Prix for International Documentary of the FIPADOC - International Documentary Festival!

 

Directors: Lennart Stuyck & Maarten Stuyck
Editor: Jason Boenne
Producers:  Maarten Bernaerts and Barbara Dyck
Production: Diplodokus

Colour Grading: Veerle Zeelmaekers
DI supervisor: Arnout Deurinck
Head of Studio: Wim De Rick
Poster, graphics and motion design: Annelies Vaes
Mastering and deliverables: Geert De Doncker