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| Tikopia |
| Original title |
Tikopia |
| Type |
Documentaries |
| Director |
Thomas Lien |
| Short summary |
The director Thomas Lien arrived at the Polynesian island Tikopia in the sixth sailing vessel in the last 15 years. This last traditional Polynesian island, hardly touched by modern civilization made a great impact, and Thomas made a long lasting friendship with John, the son of one of the chiefs.
In 2003, Tikopia was hit by the strongest cyclone ever measured in the pacific. For a week the world held its breath, and feared all inhabitants had died. Due to a superior traditional culture no one died, but their houses and belongings were all washed ashore. |
| Summary |
The director Thomas Lien arrived at the Polynesian island Tikopia in the sixth sailing vessel in the last 15 years. This last traditional Polynesian island, hardly touched by modern civilization made a great impact, and Thomas made a long lasting friendship with John, the son of one of the chiefs.
In 2003, Tikopia was hit by the strongest cyclone ever measured in the pacific. For a week the world held its breath, and feared all inhabitants had died. Due to a superior traditional culture no one died, but their houses and belongings were all washed ashore.
The future chief, John, struggles to rebuild the island and wishes to withstand modern development.
This documentary shows the life on the island before the cyclone, just after the catastrophe, half a year later and during the rebuilding two years later.
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| Screenplay |
Thomas Lien |
| D.O.P |
Ulla Lohmann |
| Editor |
Thomas Lien |
| Producer |
Petter Vennerød |
| Production company |
Merkur Filmproduksjon AS
Sofies gt. 60
N-0168 Oslo
merkur @ merkur.no |
| Country of origin |
Norway |
| Release date (national) |
2006-01 |
| Technical information |
| Format |
DIGIBETA |
| Colour |
Colour |
| Length in min's |
52 |
| Festival participation |
2006 Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad
2007, FIPA, France
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Director biography:
 Thomas Lien was born July 9 1971 in Bærum, Norway. Lien has worked in the film industry since 1991 in various capacities (production and camera assistant on a number of feature films; assisting editor on two feature films and editor of several short films and commercials). From 1996 to 2003 he was captain on a cruise around the world. He made his directorial debut in 1995, with the shortfilm Depth Solitude (co-directed with Joachim Solum) .
Filmography:
2005-2006 Tikopia (writer, director, editor)
1996-2003 Director tv-series ’En Sjøreise – Og hundre stemmer’ (5 x 30 min’s)
1995 Depth Solitude (short film)
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