PIERCING WATER

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FILM INFO

Title in Mandarin

刺水

Film Type

DOCUMENTARY

Year

2026

Duration

25 min

THEME / GENRE

COMING OF AGE

Director

WU Fan

Producer

KUO Ming-Jung

Production Company

Island X Pictures

Festivals & Awards

2026 Visions du Reel – International Medium Length and Short Film Competition

Participation Goal

Sales
International Distribution
Festival Screening

Orchid Island is a solitary volcanic island in the West Philippine Sea, anchored in the relentless Kuroshio Current. Vongnyan, a 20-year-old Yami youth, has recently returned home after traumatic military service marked by bullying and a comrade’s suicide. By day, he works at a construction site; by night, he wanders the jagged coastline, breathing and sweating to quiet his unrest. His 17-year-old brother Bo moves freely through the sea, carefree by contrast. As their mother prays to repay the debt that brought Vongnyan home, Piercing Water observes two brothers suspended between trauma, myth, and an uncertain future, searching for peace and rest.

SALES CONTACT

Company

ISLAND X PICTURES

JOB TITLE

Producer

Contact

KUO Ming-Jung

Email

islandxpictures@gmail.com