FREIGHTENED will reveal the mechanics and perils of the all-but-visible shipping industry. An industry that holds the key to our economy, our environment and the very model of our civilisation.Today, 90% of any product we consume comes from overseas. The true backbone of today’s world economy lies in sea freight transportation, it has had a massive impact on our trading system, but at the same time it remains largely invisible to the public’s eye. FREIGHTENED will show how the real cost of shipping and globalized consumerism is not only born by underpaid workers, but also globally and locally in terms of pollution, corrupt practices and the shady system of “flags of convenience” that allows companies to maximise profits by escaping tax and international labour regulations. The film will shed light on the revolutionary invention of the container: Today 18 million containers transit the world’s shipping lanes and only 5% of them are scanned or inspected by customs, turning them into an ideal means of transport for illegal trafficking. We will embark a cargo ship to get an inside view of the daily life of seafarers and discuss what happens to the 2.000 to 10.000 containers that are lost at sea each year.We will meet the handful of magnates that dominate the shipping industry and who therefore influence the world’s economy and even governments. By revealing some startling facts about their unrivalled polluting power, the film will demonstrate how just 16 of the 100.000 ships currently at sea pollute more than the planet's 760 million cars. Shipping is contributing massively to climate change, but remains untouched by most environmentalists and the media.Finally we will investigate what alternatives exist to freight shipment by zooming in on local initiatives that have proved to be effective and economically viable.Faithful to Delestrac’s engaging storytelling, FREIGHTENED is a thriller-like investigation aimed at a large international audience.