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  • Returning Souls (2012)
  • Video | 85 min | Documentary, Family, History
Returning Souls (2012)
Video | 85 min | Documentary, Family, History
In the historically most famous ancestral house of the matrilineal Amis tribe in Taiwan, the carved pillars tell legends, such as the great flood, the glowing girl, the descending shaman sent by the Mother Sun, and the father-killing ...See moreIn the historically most famous ancestral house of the matrilineal Amis tribe in Taiwan, the carved pillars tell legends, such as the great flood, the glowing girl, the descending shaman sent by the Mother Sun, and the father-killing headhunting event. After a strong typhoon toppled the house 40 years ago, the pillars were moved to the Institute of Ethnology Museum. Recently young villagers, with assistance from female shamans, pushed the descendants and village representatives to communicate with ancestors in the pillars. They eventually brought the ancestral souls rather than the pillars back and began reconstructing the house. In an environment highly influenced by western religions, national land policy, and local politics, the dream of the young people for cultural revitalization and to bring back not only the ancestral souls but also the soul of the village encountered many frustrations. This documentary interweaves reality and legends as well as the seen and the unseen as it records the unique case of repatriation. Written by Taili See less
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Director
Tai-li Hu
Producer
Tai-li Hu
Composer
Shih-Hui Chen
Cinematographer
Jong-wang Lee
Editors
Tai-li Hu | Shu-Ting Wu
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Updated Dec 31, 2011
Release date
Oct 16, 2012 (Taiwan)
Awards
1 win

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