SailingaSinkingSea

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  • TheMokens,aseafaringcommunityfromBurmaandThailand,… TheMokens,aseafaringcommunityfromBurmaandThailand,liveneartheAndamancoast.Theyspendmostoftheyearcarryingonthetraditionsoftheirancestors,travellingontheirthatched-roofwoodenboatsandfullyreliantonthesea’sresources.Partanthropologicalexploration,partexperimentaljourney,OliviaWyatt’sdocumentaryisadisorientatingandsensuousexperience.Hercameragracefullymovesfromtheboatsintotheseaandbackagain.ItdiveswiththeMokensintothecrystalclearwater,glidingacrossabejewelledseabed,capturingthemastheyfishorplayinthewaves.You’llbelulledintolisteningtofolktalesofmermaidsandthemagictearsofseacows,mixedwithaccountsofeverydaypracticesandrites.Weavingvoices,traditionalmusicandnaturalsoundsagainstapatchworkoflyricalimagessprayedwithseawateranddappledbysunlight,SailingASinkingSeaisaluminousandimmersiveaccountofadisappearingwayoflife.