Ripples Apart is the story of two-time Taiwanese Olympic windsurfer CHANG Hao and his Australian coach, Alex MOWDAY. Alex met Hao as a young boy in... More

Ripples Apart is the story of two-time Taiwanese Olympic windsurfer CHANG Hao and his Australian coach, Alex MOWDAY. Alex met Hao as a young boy in Nantou, the only county in Taiwan not touching the sea. Fourteen years later, Hao became Taiwan’s youngest ever Olympic sailor. Ripples Apart chronicles the life and training of Hao, as he first attempts to reach the Beijing Olympics, then the London Olympics. The road is long and very difficult; Hao and Alex must beat all the odds to qualify for the elite competitions, with little support from the Taiwanese Sports Authority. The unlikely pair live and train in Penghu, a remote, picturesque island off the coast of Taiwan, where the winds blow strong nine months of the year. The film chronicles Alex and Hao’s changing relationship with the wind, the waves, and each other, as they search for perfection in a sport few recognize and even fewer understand in Taiwan. Close