United States / Mar 14, 2015
Sailing a Sinking Sea (2015)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Sailing a Sinking Sea is a feature-length experimental documentary exploring the culture of the Moken people of Burma and Thailand. The Moken are seafaring people and one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in Asia. Wholly reliant upon the sea, their entire belief system, education, and economic and physical development revolve around water. Sailing a Sinking Sea illuminates the Moken lifestyle through recorded traditional music, folklore and conversations with the Moken people. Through intimate and dynamic cinematography and audio recordings, Sailing a Sinking Sea weaves a visual and aural tapestry of Moken mythologies and present-day practices.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sailing a Sinking Sea |
| Original language | EN |
| Spoken languages | ภาษาไทย |
| Production countries | Myanmar, Thailand |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Daniel 13, RYOT Films, Outer Space |
| Release date | 14 marzo 2015 |
| Executive producer | Will Oldham, Mark Lipson, Jefferson Holt |
| Production | Olivia Wyatt, Katherine Pickard, Elisabeth Holm, Kim Sherman, Lisa Duva |
| Writer | Olivia Wyatt |
| Editing | Arshia Haq, Eileen Kennedy, Olivia Wyatt, Tia Dunn |
| Cinematography | Olivia Wyatt, Kevin Hayden |
| Assistant directors | Olivia Wyatt |
| Camera operators | Kevin Hayden |
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| Additional photography | Kevin Hayden |
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