6.30 pm (opening ceremony at 6.20pm), 11 May @ ACMI, Federation Square
Time：
6.30pm, 11 May (Opening ceremony at 6.20pm. Door will open at 6pm.)
About the film:
2022, Taiwan, Colour, 112 min, PG
Genres:
Indigenous Aboriginal, Kids and Family, Comedy
#Aboriginal #Australiapremiere
Highlights
Australia Premiere
Synopsis/劇情簡介
In late September, a tribal village in a remote part of Taiwan is surrounded by mist as Hayung’s large, three-generation indigenous Atayal family starts their day with the smoke from the firewood shed. Grandpa Hayung follows the traditional Atayal practice of ‘gaga’, which the younger generations no longer appreciate. Hayung’s family is furious because Mayor Toli’s family has encroached on their land, and they are unable to do anything about it. Gaga chronicles the hardships and struggles of the indigenous family over the course of a year.
Director/導演介紹
Laha Mebow (陳潔瑤) is a Taiwanese Atayal film director, screenwriter and television producer. She is notable for directing the film Hang in There, Kids! for which she won two awards at the Taipei Film Festival. She is the first female Taiwanese indigenous film director and TV producer. She is the director of the 2017 feature-length documentary film Ça Fait Si Longtemps, which tracks interactions of Indigenous musicians from Taiwan and Kanak and settler musicians in New Caledonia. In 2022, Laha Mebow won the Best Director award for her third feature film Gaga at the 59th Golden Horse Awards.
Language: Atayal, Mandarin and Taiwanese with English subtitles
Format: DCP
Australasian Taiwan Studies Association 