湄洲岛是海上之神妈祖的诞生地,短片“在水之湄”主要讲述的是衰落的捕鱼业和岛上的旅游业蓬勃发展。
“在水之湄”,从对比的角度提出了海上之神妈祖对于岛上的文化转变的影响,通过采访当地的有着很大不同的个性的渔民和旅游车的司机,来探讨这些年来妈祖故乡传统的谋生方式到近年来更赚钱的职业的一种转变。
“Meizhou Island,” the birthplace of the sea goddess Mazu, is a short film about the fading fishing industry and the booming tourism industry on the island.
“Meizhou Island” presents contrasting perspectives on the sea goddess Mazu that are illuminative of a larger cultural shift occurring on the island. The transition away from what has, for decades, been the traditional way of earning a living in Mazu’s homeland into what has recently become the more lucrative occupation is explored through interviews with a few local fishermen and a tourist cart driver with a big personality.