Dutch Harbor: Where the Sea Breaks its Back
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Braden King
Mark Hopkins
Braden King
Laura Moya
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Impressionistic images present the wild landscape and harsh conditions of the most western area of America: the island of Unalaska off the coast of Alaska in the Bering Sea. The fishing village of Dutch Harbor on Unalaska is a cold and god forsaken spot that is flooded with adventurers during the fishing season (crab), just like the old Wild West. We hear collected statements from the (temporary) inhabitants of Dutch Harbor. But mostly our attention is drawn to the imposing masses of ice, the monstrous huge waves and the improvised ugly beauty of an almost industrial setting. Dutch Harbor is a mythical place where people who want to do the hard and dangerous fishing are not asked too many questions about their past. A place where civilization does not have a very firm grip.
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Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (On the Waterfront) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
16mm
b&w
