60 strangers, 40 days at sea, one boat — humanity floats or sinks together.
Every December to January, almost a hundred squid fishing boats from Ch'ien-chen Fishing Harbor in Kaohsiung will sail from East 120 to West 60 to work at Falkland Islands in the South West Atlantic. The sailing takes 35-40 days and crew members named it "waterway." January 1st, 2015, a 65 meter long, 11 meter wide fishing boat began its journey to Falkland island. This is a documentary about 60 crew members from south-east Asia to work far away from Taiwan.
Cinematography
Endless ocean horizons that swallow hope whole.
Direction
Lu Yu-jui's patient observation becomes radical empathy.
Director
Lu Yu-jui
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Taiwan's distant-water fishing fleet relies heavily on Southeast Asian migrant labor, a system rife with debt bondage and documented abuse. This film enters spaces most media ignores.
Director Lu spent two years gaining access — fishing companies initially refused, fearing bad press. The 'waterway' ritual of naming the journey suggests crews create meaning where systems offer none.
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