Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival 2021

The Way Home 阿查依蘭的呼喚

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Available Sat August 14 - Sun August 22


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The live Q&A with Director Wei is Sunday August 15 at 7pm (PDT)

Dremedrema is the tribal chief heir of her tribe. Being the eldest means she must accept the inheritance of her position and status according to the tradition. However, her mother and children hope she would disavow the obligation. Even Dremedrema herself had run away from her tribe once, her ancestral spirits would not give up on her. She is a tribal chief who doesn't speak the native tongue. At the same time, she is a devoted single mother of three. She is a chief without her traditional tribal family house and unable to live within the tribe. However, despite ten years of effort, it is a home that she cannot return to easily. A female tribal chief's arduous journey to heed the call of her ancestral roots.


從小被送往平地生活的排灣族孩子廖莉華,在父親過世後回到出生的大後部落接下頭目一職。錯過了耳濡目染的年紀,廖莉華企圖重新拾起母語與傳統,以告慰祖靈她的歸來; 而部落內部的權勢紛爭與長輩的苛責,讓頭目廖莉華在這條回家的路上面臨著許多考驗。


Director Elaine Wei dedicates her time in making documentaries on Taiwan’s Indigenous groups’ and Hakka’s culture. She hopes through these stories, it will show others the importance of passing on traditions and knowledge so it won’t be lost forever. 

 

透過廖莉華的奮鬥故事,我們得以看見文化傳承的希望

大家好,我是導演魏郁蓁!

我長期拍攝與原住民、客家文化相關的紀錄片,喜歡透過文化了解不同族群的歷史,努力留住文化的殘影。

但廖莉華的故事對我而言,遠不只是殘影。

紀錄她的故事,讓大家看見台灣島上特有的文化,也看見在不遠的地方,有位單親媽媽,有位女頭目,正在為自身族群的文化奮鬥。將失落的文化,透過影像一點一滴被尋回!

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    78 minutes
  • Language
    Chinese, Paiwan
  • Country
    Taiwan
  • Director
    Elaine Wei 魏郁蓁
  • Producer
    Kuo-yang Hsu, Tina Shu
  • Cast
    廖莉華(阿查依蘭 日日滿)