Sea of Clouds (2016): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2016, Sea of Clouds is a notable film directed by George Clark, running about 16 minutes.

What it’s about. Sea of Clouds reflects on the relationship between images and their possible narration. Filmed on six 100ft rolls of 16mm film in and around the island of Taiwan the film is structured around an interview with contemporary artist Chen Chieh-Jen. The film explores the relationship between film, landscape and rural life and the layered histories of these sites as potential places of self-organisation and resistance. Built around the question of translation and the relationship of what we hear to what we see, the film follows Chen’s retelling of the farmer’s tradition of using film screenings as means of covert political assembly during the Japanese colonial rule of Taiwan.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Sea of Clouds page.