Poster of The Boat-Burning Festival

The Boat-Burning Festival

Plot: Shot by Chang Chao-Tang and cinematographer Christopher Doyle, The Boat Burning Festival captures the ceremony worshipping Wangye(王爺), the local god of plague, held every three years in Sucuo Village(蘇厝) in Tainan(台南), Taiwan. Chang timed the work to "Ommadawn", a Celtic-inspired progressive rock album by Mike Oldfield
Release Date: Wednesday, August 15 1979
45 years ago
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Portrait of Chang Chao-TangChang Chao-Tang. Chang Chao-Tang was 35 in The Boat-Burning Festival as 'Director, Cinematography'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 17 1943 –
Died: Tue, Apr 02 2024
Portrait of Mike OldfieldMike Oldfield. Mike Oldfield was 26 in The Boat-Burning Festival as 'Music'
Birthday: Fri, May 15 1953
Portrait of Christopher DoyleChristopher Doyle. Christopher Doyle was 27 in The Boat-Burning Festival as 'Cinematography'
Birthday: Fri, May 02 1952