How Deep Is the Ocean
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Shot on 16mm film, this documentary captures two years in the life of the director’s friend, Mamuno, a Tao, or Lanyu island tribesman. Through Mamuno’s experience of returning to his origins and the director’s examining of his own life, the film shows how the two people interact and their brotherly ...(Read more)
Shot on 16mm film, this documentary captures two years in the life of the director’s friend, Mamuno, a Tao, or Lanyu island tribesman. Through Mamuno’s experience of returning to his origins and the director’s examining of his own life, the film shows how the two people interact and their brotherly care for each other. Though coming from different backgrounds, they share the same passion towards the ocean. We hear from Mamuno about his experience as a Tao in the city, and also witness the director’s attempts to find the origins of his own life. Throughout the film, the inseparable relationship between men and nature is also beautifully observed.
DVD source：Taiwan Cinema Toolkit, Ministry of Culture, R.O.C.
| Chinese title： | 海有多深 |
| Year： | 2000 |
| Director： | TANG Hsiang-Chu |
| Duration： | 60min |
| Length： | Feature |
| Category： | Documentary |
| Theme： | Cultural Conflict、Indigenous Peoples |
| Color： | Color |
| Format： | DVD |
| Sound： | Dolby |
| Language： | Mandarin, Tao |
| Subtitle： | Chinese, English |
| Producer： | YEH Ju-Feng |
Camera： |
TSAI Cheng-Tai |
| Editor： | CHEN Po-Wen |
| Music： | CHEN Chien-Nien (Purdur) |
| Excluded for public screenings： | Licensed to all regions except: Taiwan, China (not including Hong Kong, Macau) |
| Royalty period： | 2015-2017 |
| Licensing contact： | This license for non-profit screenings has expired in 2017. Email: mslai765@gmail.com |
| Festival list： | 2000 Golden Harvest Awards, Best Documentary 2000 Hawaii International Film Festival 2000 Vancouver International Film Festival 2000 Taiwan International Documentary Festival, International Competition 2003 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival |
