The Palace on the Sea

  • 15'
  • Taiwan
  • 2013
Simple, yet complex. A man (favourite actor Wang Shin-hong) meets a woman (standard actor Wu Ke-xi) on a moored ship, a sort of floating palace decorated like a Buddhist temple. The woman or her spirit struggles with her memories and the man takes on the form of a Buddhist monk in his next life. Complex and yet simple. The man, the woman and the camera move gracefully 'dancing' through the space. Only the thought of escape.
Director
Midi Z
Premiere
International premiere
Countries of production
Taiwan, Myanmar
Year
2013
Festival Edition
IFFR 2014
Length
15'
Medium
DCP
Original title
Hai shang huang gung
Languages
Chinese, Burmese, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese
Producers
Wang Shin-Hong, Jun Kaohsiung
Production Companies
Seashore Image Productions, Kaohsiung Jun
Sales
Seashore Image Productions
Screenplay
Midi Z
Cinematography
Fan Sheng-xiang
Editor
Lin Sheng-Wen
Production Design
Lee Zi-ching
Sound Design
Chou Cheng
Music
Sonic Deadhorse
Cast
Wu Ke-Xi, Wang Shin-Hong
Director
Midi Z
Premiere
International premiere
Countries of production
Taiwan, Myanmar
Year
2013
Festival Edition
IFFR 2014
Length
15'
Medium
DCP
Original title
Hai shang huang gung
Languages
Chinese, Burmese, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese
Producers
Wang Shin-Hong, Jun Kaohsiung
Production Companies
Seashore Image Productions, Kaohsiung Jun
Sales
Seashore Image Productions
Screenplay
Midi Z
Cinematography
Fan Sheng-xiang
Editor
Lin Sheng-Wen
Production Design
Lee Zi-ching
Sound Design
Chou Cheng
Music
Sonic Deadhorse
Cast
Wu Ke-Xi, Wang Shin-Hong