On the Way to the Sea

On the Way to the Sea (2010)

去大海的路上

On May 12, 2008 , the biggest earthquake in Chinese history occurred in the film maker's hometown of Wenchuan. According to official polls, 69,159 were killed, 374,141 were seriously injured and 17,469 are still considered to be missing. The film maker's parents, central character in the film, are survivors. In a surreal hybrid of documentary footage, experimental abstraction and fictional elements, "On the Way to the Sea" studies the human fragility and spiritual homelessness generated by such disasters.

Date of release
2010-01-01
Runtime
19m
Director
Tao Gu

Interesting facts

On the Way to the Sea is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Tao Gu and released in 2010. The film centres on the director's trip to his childhood home in Wenchuan County, China, following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

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