“Ballad on the Shore” Screening & Post-screening Sharing【Let's Be Together Arts Festival 2019】三木劇作Let's Be Together Arts Festival 2019

On the small isle of Tap Mun, the ocean breeze gently lifts up strands of grey hair on Lai Lin-shau’s head. He quietly sings in the characteristic tones of the fisherman’s ballads "Anchor large boats at the tip of To Nin, a sampan sends the lover to Sai See Island...”. The melody alters with his moods and, seemingly without rules, the pitch and tones alternate and repeat themselves as if they were synchronising with the ocean waves.

The deeply tanned skin with a whiff of sea salt coming off their bodies is the distinctive sign of an ex-fisherman to the city dwellers. As the fishing community shrinks, they found new ways of life on land. One performs and teaches the ballads to young children; another uses the ballads to spread her Christian faith. The ballads have become a spiritual harbour for these landed fishermen and appear to offer solace and certain selective nostalgia to a life of hardship. These ballads were once part of the nautical landscape of Tap Mun and as the memories of the fishermen’s past lives fade, the words and melodies have come ashore bringing spiritual serenity to those who would hear the songs of the sea.

＊Age limit：Suitable for all ages
＊Duration：98mins, and a Post-screening Sharing
＊Form： Documentary film

Remarks：
＊Outdoor Screening
＊Cantonese and Tanka Dialect, with Chinese and English Subtitles
＊Places are limited, first-come-first-served
＊Pre-registration is needed, please reserve your seat at www.art-mate.net