2014 • 26' • French
Director(s): Jacques Navarro-Rovira • Producer(s): Grand Angle Productions & Bleu Lagon Productions • Coproducer(s): France Télévisions • Format(s): HD
Or, the role the sea plays in the everyday life of the Hakahetau valley on the island of Ua Pou, in the Marquesas. Martin Tahiatohiupoko is a deep sea line fisherman; Adrien Hokaupoko, known as Ataï, trains on his competition canoe every day, but is always sure to trail a fishing line behind him; Leon Kaiha, known as Mui, and Angélo Fai, sharpen their underwater guns.
The village women get ready for the acrobatic harvest of shellfish from the rocks for the forthcoming night of the full moon, shellfish the whole village will enjoy on Sunday after Mass. The tamers of wild horses prepare for the mountain capture. They later tame the horses in the sea because it’s easier. And finally, Peo Makario finishes building the mango wood canoe commissioned by fisherman Martin Tahiatohiupoko. The whole village has been in rhythm with the ocean since the dawn of time and the children of Hakahetau are not going to prove the contrary.
