Carried by the Sea

Saturday September 30th
Cinema 2
12:30

60 min
Netherlands, 2017
Dutch language (no subtitles)

Screening with Water and Ice

Followed by Q & A

What does the sea do to a human being? The word dukkha in Buddhism is often used for suffering, but literally translated it means the “ongoing car axle”. It’s the feeling that our life squeaks and creaks while at the neighbors it seems to be going smoothly.  CARRIED BY THE SEA follows a number of people who actively attack dukkha. Throughout the whole year they swim in the sea at Scheveningen. In winter they defy the cold, its shock has a healing effect on body and mind. The experiences of these cold-water swimmers are interspersed with scenes of unsuspected strollers on the promenade, surfers on breakers, fishermen, couples in love, a single meditator, or views from the Ferris wheel. Consciously or unconsciously people all seek comfort at the sea in their own way. The infinity of the sea can also encourage reflection on the ultimate dukkha – the fear of death. Merely daring this confrontation has a healing effect.

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Director/Producer: George Schouten – With: Angelique van Vliet, Arthur Hoenderdos, Bastiaan de Haan, Bonnie Bessem, Carina Miske, Douglas Grobbe, José Buis, Susanne de Jong, Willemijn Bessem  – Editor: Theo Raben – Camera: George Schouten – Sound: Marzouk Margouz & George Schouten – Music: George Schouten –  Commissioning editor: Laetitia Schoofs – Commissioned by: Bodhi TV, KRO/NCRV