Piercing Water

Taiwan | 2026 | 24min | Documentary | Color | digital

Synopsis :

On a small island, the indigenous Da’o people live in harmony with the Pacific. Their love for the sea prompts 19-year-old Vongnyan to enlist in the navy. Returning broken, he confides his traumas to the waves during bouts of insomnia. His younger brother, Bo, plays and lives in the water, completely carefree, yet he, too, will soon have to choose his future.

Screening :

2026 Visions du Réel  ( International Medium Length & Short Film Competition )

 

Production: Island X Pictures 

Producer: Ming-Jung Kuo

Line Producer: LIN Yun-Xi

Director: Fan Wu

Cinematographer: Ching-Wen Liao

Editor: Anna Magdalena Silva Schlenker

Sound Designer: Yannick Dauby, Nigel Brown

Colorist: Justin FENG

Featuring:

Si Vongnyan, Si Pamehsan, Sinan Manaklang, Syaman Manwab, Si Rangwan, Si Mavivo, Si Attyong, GUO Jun-wen, Si Kazyaz, Si Manoy