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Setting SailProducer
Kaye GustafsonDirector
Luc CuyversExecutive Producer
Nobuo IsobeProduction Company
Mare Nostrum Films-
Duration
51 minutes Definition
HDDelivery
ImmediatelyYOP
2002
This is the story of the world\'s first blue water sailors: the Austronesians and Polynesians who, by the time others barely ventured out of sight of land, had conquered the largest ocean on the planet. Their story begins in Southeast Asia more than 5,000 years ago, when the Austronesians began an eastward thrust into the Pacific, against the wind and against the current. From the islands of Indonesia they headed East, reaching Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and finally Fiji, where they landed 3,500 years ago. From there, the great voyagers set out to Samoa and Tonga, and thence to the islands of the central Pacific. Then came the greatest migration of all: North to Hawaii, East as far as Easter Island, and South to New Zealand. Dispersed throughout the earth\'s largest and loneliest expanse of water, their exploits remained unknown to the rest of the world until recently. But that shouldn\'t take away from their achievement. Theirs is the story of the first blue water sailors.
Locations: Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Raiatea, Huahine, Nuku Hiva, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Hawaii, New Zealand.
Setting Sail (4 x 51 minutes)
- Setting Sail One hour series
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Main category:History
The story of seafaring is a story of adventure, courage and ingenuity that ranges far beyond the need to transport goods across the oceans. The moment people were able to move long distances at sea, they became less isolated. Along with their cargoes came other people and new ideas. The resulting interaction would shape the face of the world.
Unfortunately maritime history tends to focus on western achievements, as if there were no seafarers of consequence elsewhere. Nothing could be further from the truth, with the achievements of Polynesian, Arab, Indian and Chinese navigators well documented and no less impressive than those of their western counterparts.
Setting Sail pays equal tribute to their contributions, providing a revealing multi-cultural look at the story of people and the sea in four magnificent programs.
- Sons of Sinbad (the Arab World) One hour series
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Main category:History
The story of seafaring is a story of adventure, courage and ingenuity that ranges far beyond the need to transport goods across the oceans. The moment people were able to move long distances at sea, they became less isolated. Along with their cargoes came other people and new ideas. The resulting interaction would shape the face of the world.
Unfortunately maritime history tends to focus on western achievements, as if there were no seafarers of consequence elsewhere. Nothing could be further from the truth, with the achievements of Polynesian, Arab, Indian and Chinese navigators well documented and no less impressive than those of their western counterparts.
Setting Sail pays equal tribute to their contributions, providing a revealing multi-cultural look at the story of people and the sea in four magnificent programs.
- The Dragon at Sea (China and the Far East) One hour series
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Main category:History
The story of seafaring is a story of adventure, courage and ingenuity that ranges far beyond the need to transport goods across the oceans. The moment people were able to move long distances at sea, they became less isolated. Along with their cargoes came other people and new ideas. The resulting interaction would shape the face of the world.
Unfortunately maritime history tends to focus on western achievements, as if there were no seafarers of consequence elsewhere. Nothing could be further from the truth, with the achievements of Polynesian, Arab, Indian and Chinese navigators well documented and no less impressive than those of their western counterparts.
Setting Sail pays equal tribute to their contributions, providing a revealing multi-cultural look at the story of people and the sea in four magnificent programs.
- Wooden Ships and Iron Men (the West) One hour series
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Main category:History
The story of seafaring is a story of adventure, courage and ingenuity that ranges far beyond the need to transport goods across the oceans. The moment people were able to move long distances at sea, they became less isolated. Along with their cargoes came other people and new ideas. The resulting interaction would shape the face of the world.
Unfortunately maritime history tends to focus on western achievements, as if there were no seafarers of consequence elsewhere. Nothing could be further from the truth, with the achievements of Polynesian, Arab, Indian and Chinese navigators well documented and no less impressive than those of their western counterparts.
Setting Sail pays equal tribute to their contributions, providing a revealing multi-cultural look at the story of people and the sea in four magnificent programs.
