2015 / 65 minutes
- Directed by
- Olivia Wyatt
- Country of production
- United States
Sailing A Sinking Sea explores the culture of the Moken people of Myanmar and Thailand. The Moken are a nomadic seafaring community and one of the smallest ethnic groups in Asia. Spending eight months out of the year in thatch-roofed wooden boats, they are wholly reliant upon the sea, and their entire belief system revolves around water. Filmed on boats, underwater, and on 13 different islands, this film weaves a visual and aural tapestry of Moken mythologies and present-day practices.
In the 2017 RAI Film Fest
- Language and subtitles
- Burmese Moken Southern Thai Thai
- Location(s) depicted
- Burma/Myanmar Thailand