Taiwan Docs

Having the job title of Spiderman on one's passport may sound adventurous, but for the construction workers who spend their life on Southern Cross Island –and who bear such a job title-life can hardly be compared to a Hollywood movie. Using crude equipment, Spidermen are employed to shimmy up and down the island's cliff face on the Southwestern shore of the island in a bid to protect it against potential earthquakes. Spidermen are not feted and crowned with glory the way Hollywood movie stars are. They live far away from home, working till their backs break and falling into slumber as soon as they ‘clock off’. The meager pay they receive does not match the highly risky nature of their work. They refuse to give up on life, but the future looks bleak.

Source: Taiwan Int'l Documentary Festival