WHALE ISLAND

By Chia-Chun HUANG

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Documentary - Completed 2020

Taiwan is an island. Although it is surrounded by the sea, its people fear the sea since the politics, the history and the religious beliefs held on this island make people turn their backs to the sea.

Festivals
& Awards

Taipei Film Awards 2020
nominated for best documentary
Taipei Film Awards 2020
nominated for best music
Taipei Film Awards 2020
nominated for best sound design
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • TAIWAN
    • Languages
    • MANDARIN (TRADITIONAL)
    • Duration
    • 108 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Chia-Chun HUANG
    • Synopsis
    • Oceanic literature author Liao Hung-chi and underwater photographer Ray Chin lead the audience out to the sea and into the water. They prompt us to understand the sea and to think about the possibility that the ocean might become our lives and the future of our living land.