Children of the Sea
Guo Wei TANG
China〡2020〡Doc〡88min〡Color〡Cantonese〡English Subtitle
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Children of the Sea films a group of fishermen Dankka who live in this sea area. Dankka, a.k.a “Overseas Gipsy,” is a name for residents living in the sea along the China coastal line. Generation by generation, they cradled in the sea, housed in the wooden boat and count on fishing. 5 years of photographing unfolds the livelihood of a Dankka family LU Chang Yi's family. Three generations from the LU's have witnessed the change of marine ecological environment along with the social change, which also bring the confusion but hope to this fishermen family.
Director
Guo Wei TANG
Guo Wei TANG, born in Guangxi, China on June 30, 1990, graduated from the Art Department of Beijing University of Science and Technology and the Director Department of China Media University. Director, screenwriter, producer, and completed the documentary Children of the Sea in 2020.
「疍家人」是中國沿海一帶水上居民的統稱，在《大海的孩子》裡，我們可以看到疍家人特別的生活方式，以及他們面對困境所展現的生命力，導演唐國威以一種陪伴的角色進入了被攝者的生活，讓我們看見紀錄片的樸實與真誠。
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