The Mountain

A Verbal Account of a Truku Elder’s Life Story

2015 South Taiwan Film Festival South Award Winner, 2016 Taiwan International Documentary Festival Chinese Documentary Awards Jury Special Mention

For hundreds of years, Taiwan has been under different colonial rules. Each regime left its footprints on this island but only the indigenous people of this island experienced them all. They were given different names throughout the eras and their way of life was altered time after time. But through the memoir of a Truku elder, we experience the resurgence of indigenous culture and the movement to recertify their identities.

Documentary | Hung-En Su | 2015 | 73 min | G
Language: Truku
Subtitles: English and Traditional Chinese
In-Person Screening: Sunday, Aug. 7th, 2:30 PM

Virtual Screening: Friday, Aug. 12th, 9 PM to Sunday, Aug. 14th, 8:59 PM

Director Biography

Hung-En Su

Su is a Taiwanese director with indigenous and Hoklo heritage. Growing up with this duo identity has granted him a unique perspective of the world. He often teases the idea of the human-nature relationship as inspired by the experiences he shared with his Truku grandfather in the mountains. His current works focus heavily on a mix of social and geopolitical issues.

Learn More About Director Su @ Tying the Knot Panel