mroak 130 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Documentary about Rohani, an -year-old hunter who dives like a fish on a single breath, descending to great depths for several minutes. Set against the spectacular backdrop of the Togian Islands in indonesia 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,823 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Looks like a badjao. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mroak 130 Posted May 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Looks like a badjao. Ye he was a sea gypsy I think 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mroak 130 Posted May 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Wasn't much of a documentary bit to artsy for me. the old guys story was quite good tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,823 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Looks like a badjao. Ye he was a sea gypsy I think He was mate,you get them all over Indonesia,malaysia,philippines etc,the old ones never set foot on land till they died the new lot beg for coins in harbours etc,boat pulls into harbour,they come alongside in small canoe,you throw some coins in the water and they dive for them,times change,the old guy must have some stories to tell. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 5,533 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 No sharks! Disappointed ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,823 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Fished out by the chinese?Lot of indo boats fish for shark for the fin market. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mroak 130 Posted May 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Looks like a badjao.Ye he was a sea gypsy I think He was mate,you get them all over Indonesia,malaysia,philippines etc,the old ones never set foot on land till they died the new lot beg for coins in harbours etc,boat pulls into harbour,they come alongside in small canoe,you throw some coins in the water and they dive for them,times change,the old guy must have some stories to tell. it's sad that it's changed that much from being self sufficient to begging for coins. when the old guy said something along the lines of there used to be plenty of fish now just plenty of people crammed in like fish 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 I thought it was beautifully filmed and very moving. Sometimes, when the images are damn near perfect, they speak far louder than any amount of commentary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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