SBS's interactive graphic novel The Boat brings Vietnamese refugee experience to life

By Joel Meares
Updated May 8 2015 - 5:13pm, first published April 28 2015 - 8:00pm
Sydney artist Matt Huynh in his studio working on <i>The Boat</i>. Photo: Christopher Farber
Sydney artist Matt Huynh in his studio working on <i>The Boat</i>. Photo: Christopher Farber
Part of an image from Matt Huynh's <i>The Boat</i>. Photo: The Boat, SBS.
Part of an image from Matt Huynh's <i>The Boat</i>. Photo: The Boat, SBS.
Sydney artist Matt Huynh in his studio working on <i>The Boat</i>. Photo: Christopher Farber
Sydney artist Matt Huynh in his studio working on <i>The Boat</i>. Photo: Christopher Farber
Sydney artist Matt Huynh in his studio working on <i>The Boat</i>. Photo: Christopher Farber
Sydney artist Matt Huynh in his studio working on <i>The Boat</i>. Photo: Christopher Farber
Sydney artist Matt Huynh in his studio working on <i>The Boat</i>. Photo: Christopher Farber
Sydney artist Matt Huynh in his studio working on <i>The Boat</i>. Photo: Christopher Farber

White sticks of rain spear down across the screen. A ship dips toward a swelling grey ocean as the crane on its deck swings recklessly about. Wind howls, thunder cracks. A black cloud lingers above. The boat is sinking. "Scroll down" to see what happens next.

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