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Sailing a sinking sea Documentary Educational Resources ; a film by Olivia Wyatt ; director and producer, Olivia Wyatt ; presented by Outer Space
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Austronesian (Other)
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Moken (Southeast Asian people)--History.
- Moken (Southeast Asian people).
- Moken (Southeast Asian people)--Mythology.
- Moken (Southeast Asian people)--Social life and customs.
- Genre:
- Documentary films
- Ethnographic films
- Experimental films
- Feature films
- Nonfiction films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (65 min., 29 sec.)) sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] Grasshopper Film [2024?]
- Language Note:
- In Moken (?), with English subtitles
- System Details:
- sound
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- Sailing a sinking sea is a feature-length experimental documentary exploring the culture of the Moken people of Burma and Thailand. The Moken are a seafaring community and one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in Asia, traditionally spending eight months out of the year in thatch-roofed wooden boats. Wholly reliant upon the sea, their entire belief system revolves around water. Sailing a sinking sea weaves a visual and aural tapestry of Moken mythologies and present-day practices. As a viewer you will swim under the sea past fishes and mermaids, sail boats across turquoise waters, land on 13 different islands, step inside sea shanties on stilts, delve into the minds of shamans, become possessed through the worship of sea gods, dance between lovers and emerge drenched in Moken mythology
- Credits:
- Executive producer, Will Oldham ; cinematographer, Olivia Wyatt, Kevin Hayden ; original score, Bitchin Bajas ; film editors, Eileen Kennedy, Olivia Wyatt, Arshia Haq, Tia Dunn
- Notes:
- Originally released as a documentary film in 2015
- Description based on online resource; title and statement of responsibility from title screen and end credits (viewed 2024 October 30)
- OCLC:
- 1464815465
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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