Archipelago: Track One - Alvaro Trugeda (No man is an island)

In the first episode, or 'track' (Track One - Alvaro Trugeda), Spanish artist Alvaro introduces himself and others as 'islands' in the 'archipelago', using poetry, art and music as his medium. Director Mark Jackson was inspired by the metaphor of individuals (islands) and community (the archipelago) with the ocean as link between. Says Mark: "All these characters, or islands as I like to put it, have some kind of relationship or dependence on the nature here, and particularly the ocean. Dulan in particular is a microcosm of a fascinating community of diverse individuals from all corners of the globe, co-existing. And that co-existence, although wonderful and inspirational at times, isn't always like that. Just like the sea, it can be stormy and inharmonious at times, but it's fascinating nonetheless and reflects so many themes in humanity as a whole." Follow up episodes will focus on a wide variety of individuals, from surfers to woodcarvers to musicians and fishermen. Includes original music written and composed entirely by local and foreign musicians with some connection to the project.

Archipelago: Track two - Randy Chang (Surfing and the Violin)

＂群島＂是一個網路短片多部曲、其主題為藝術、音樂、和海洋、它著重在某些台灣東部以­海為伴的音樂人物、而這些人物的靈感經常來自於大海。 "群島"第二部曲的重點放在衝浪音樂人Randy Chang。Randy 在過去的十年中花了他大部份的時間在台灣各地方追浪、他去的地點包含楓港跟成功、他尋­浪跟衝浪棄而不舍的精神是眾人所知的。Randy 曾創造一項驚人的記錄就是他在成功從日出衝到日落連續11個半小時、中間都沒有休息、­並且只吃了一個他帶下去的蘋果！ 除了是台灣最熱衷的浪人之一、Randy也是音樂的愛好者、並精通於小提琴與吉他。影­片中除了談論到衝浪跟小提琴的本質是如何相通的、也會看到Randy, Ry Craike, and Casey Furtado在台東、楓港、歐洲、印尼的衝浪片段。值得一提的是片中的音樂是由一群­國內外浪人與音樂家的共同創作。

Archipelago: track three - Joel Joel (Poet and Painter)

Archipelago: Track Three - Joel Joel 'Poet and Painter' showcases British artist Tim Joel's older work. Tim was drawn here many years ago because, as he puts it "the seeds of ideas grow faster". Joel's poetry and art are used to document his artistic journey, from Thailand to Taitung, which he called home for many years. Although Tim does not reside in Taitung anymore, his art and legacy remain.
Includes original music written and composed entirely by local and foreign musicians with some connection to the project.

ARCHIPELAGO: track four - Siki Sufin (Earth, Wood, Water, Song)

如果你曾經到過都蘭，有可能你會見過Siki，或曾在他糖廠旁邊的音樂展演空間都蘭。­那邊的戶外酒吧小酌過，或者也可能欣賞過他在工作室裡美麗的雕塑及家具，或許又曾看他­騎著他的小小'歐兜賣'載著他的兒子Sra去買香菸及檳榔時從你旁邊­擦身而過，有時他也可能會帶著自製的矛槍在都蘭的的一些景點捕魚。
不管你認不認識他，他是位阿美族藝術家、木匠、父親、音樂家、魚夫(其中包含更多角色­)，在都蘭，Siki Sufin是這塊土地不可或缺的一份子。群島 : 第四曲，其中記錄了為南島語族駐村拍攝一個月的Siki'生命中的幾天­9;。南島國際藝術獎，在有限的時間裡我盡了最大的努力投入其中。「地」對Siki來­說代表島嶼，「水」代表河流及海洋，「木」代表¬平日生計」、「歌」代表溝通交流。我­記錄這四者間的關係，以及這些元素如何讓Siki與本族¬文化及村莊產生緊密聯繫
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archipelago: track four - Siki Sufin (director's cut with Chinese subtitles)

是的我有注意到我的影片過長且因為沒有中文字幕的關係使多數母語非英語的觀眾們無法理解本片(且大部分故事中的語言是阿美族語)。所以我像甩掉蜘蛛網般的剪了一些，事實上剪了很多。剪到片全長36分鐘外，也加上了中文字幕，我想現在的版本比起原版更好理解了! 非常高興本片可以被2016城市游牧影展收錄在「短片」(我在這裡呼吸著)的項目中。
再次感謝來自美國加州的Matt Mueller在本片翻譯的作業中將細微之處銜接的很棒，而這是我沒辦法做到的因此我非常推薦他的翻譯服務。
非常開心將本片做了一個結尾! 可以開始下一個新的計畫了!

archipelago: track five - Monsoon (Windsurfing in Taiwan)full version

哇軋力共出版作品- 群島:第五部曲- "季風"
"季風" 這部影片是對風浪板運動所貢獻那流失的藝術, 是一個我父親曾經強迫我(我不願意)但後來卻讓我深深愛上並由衷感恩的一項運動。
一直以來我在台灣東部地區收集了許多經典的風浪板影片片段, 而總之這部影片的概要是這樣的: 在東南部的台灣, 悶熱的夏日過後, 約是十月左右, 東北季風開始吹向陸地, 代表著季節的轉換, 東北季風可以一次吹上好幾天並尾隨一些好浪, 也吸引這小群體的風浪板玩家來到了台東。"群島第五部曲-季風" 帶給大家一個窺探兩個風浪板玩家的生活的機會- 義大利披薩大廚 Michele Ruju, 和台灣風浪板奧運國手張浩。
Michele, 是都蘭海盜披薩AJO' PIZZA 的老闆也是我的好友, 總是在做披薩時癡想著風浪板, 或是在玩風浪板時癡想著做披薩。我想表示出義大利人對食物的熱情, 以他的案例來說, 是他的披薩。
張浩, 是道地的澎湖人, 從六歲開始玩風浪板, 其中一個我見過最有天賦的運動員之一, 他身為一個專業的RS:X風浪板玩家周遊各國, 但仍然喜愛回歸到台東, 他最喜愛的風浪板浪點之一。
"季風" 也是一個很好的機會來放上一些很棒的音樂片段, 是由台東當地的風浪板玩家黃聖家-阿家在當時的都蘭糖廠的現場音樂表演。
感謝我的爸爸, 教我如何深愛風, 也謝謝我那喜愛好披薩的媽媽, 總是在我青少年時開車載我到湖邊及海邊。

Mother Island 潮間共生 'Monsoon 季風' (trailer & 5 minute version)

One minute trailer and five minute version of 'Monsoon 季風' , made for the Taiwan East Coast Land Art Video Contest, in which it received the Gold Award.

Hailing from the Italian island of Sardinia, chef Michele Ruju loves two things passionately: pizza and windsurfing. Having spent over 30 years of his life on the Mediterranean island, Michele travels thousands of kilometers east and ends up on another island, Taiwan. He falls in love with the wild beauty of Taiwan’s east coast, attracted by the strong Monsoon winds which blow from October and bring powerful waves. The wind and waves are ideal for windsurfing. It is here on the Mother Island that Michele reignites his passion for pizza making, and is able to pursue his passion for windsurfing right on his doorstep.

Archipelago: Track 6 - Atoa (5 minute teaser)

'Atoa' (literally 'Big Nose Man' in Taiwanese) will throw the spotlight on the foreigner cluster, especially the often misunderstood white male, who have made the east coast their home for specific reasons, and in many cases have put down solid roots and started families. Many of these 'atoa' are incredibly talented artists, musicians and surfers, but they are also tragically flawed, which can put them in bad light (since they often stand out) and cause resentment and sometimes even xenophobia from Taiwanese, who are generally very accepting of foreigners. In the full length feature I would like to show a more balanced view (the good, the bad and the ugly) of the cultural impact brought about by this recent migration.
This 5 minute teaser is for the the 6th chapter in the Archipelago series, which documents the connections between individuals (the islands) from diverse backgrounds who are part, either through birth or migration, of the diverse cultural community (the archipelago) which is thriving on Taiwan's east coast.