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WAITING FOR WATER
Year: 1981
Classification: G
Runtime: 27 min
Produced In: Australia
Directed By: Solrun Hoaas
Produced By: Solrun Hoaas
Language: Japanese dialogue, English subtitles
Available only in the collection of four films made by Solrun Hoaas on Hatoma Island: THE HATOMA FILMS. Search under this title on the Ronin website: www.roninfilms.com.au/video/849/0/708.html
Waiting for Water uses an ebb-and-flow structure to capture the recurring events and images of life on an island that once had over 600 people, but now only little over 40 due to the move to the cities 'for the sake of the children's education.'
WINNER! Special Jury Prize, Uni-Japan Competition, Tokyo 1981.
Official Selection! 1981 Margaret Mead Film Festival, New York. Approx 27 mins / 1981.
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