Film
Springtide - a burmese tale
From the machinery of a wood workshop in Yangon to the breaking swell of the Bay of Bengal, Springtide depicts the birth of wave riding in Myanmar.
About
Director
Leopold Belanger
Producer
Angele de Lorme
Running time
7 minutes
Country / Nationality
France
Our Judges say:
Striking musical soundtrack. Not surprisingly, this film is the first time I've heard a Beatles classic in the Mya language.Simon Taylor
Gorgeous, reflective short about surf board making and surfing in Burma. Excellent sound track.Paul Hodgson Music Judge
In a fishermen's village of the Bay of Bengal, a group of young Burmese kids live their happy-go-lucky life with a unique obsession: surfing. They are the first, the only ones. Meanwhile in Yangon, a determined craftsman begins to shape the very first teakwood surfboard; a symbol for the future generations breaking the status quo. Just like a tale, Springtide celebrates this instinctive need to follow your dream.
