Gi Rahitzu-Genres & Themes-國家電影及視聽文化中心 Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute

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Gi Rahitzu

Directed : 馬躍．比吼 Mayaw Biho

Opening : 2021-11-23 00:00:00 ~ 2028-12-31 23:55:00

Year : 1999

Color : 彩色

Length : 00:36:02

Production: Taiwan

Introduction

Artist Rahic Talif came from the Amis ethnic group but hid his Indigenous identity when young. It wasn't until he travel around Asia and saw art works created by Taiwanese Indigenous peoples that he felt the calling of his culture. Returning to his group as a mama-no-kapah (father of youth), he collected myths, oral histories and searched for old sacred sites with his people. Driftwood is his primary medium for creating the art reflecting Amis culture and wisdom. His projects have included a collaboration with the U-theatre drumming troupe in 1998, and a workpiece titled "Gate of the Sun" that greeted the millennium sunrise in 2000.

A first-person narrative focuses of Rahic's change after returning to his ethnic group, and his process of connecting with ancestral spirits and his mother culture through art. After his son was born, Rahic's anxiety and confusion about his identity shifts as he contemplates how to pass down his culture. He reflects on changes in religious faith and mourns the loss of tradition. Large driftwood pieces placed near the sea and mountains are testimony to the Pangcah's (Amis') inseparable bond with nature.

The artist's Chinese name was LIU I-Hsing. He first used his indigenous name, Gi Rahitzu, and now goes by his Amis full name, Rahic Talif.

Director's Profile

Born into the Ceroh village in Hualien, in 1969, Mayaw was a reporter at Public Television Service and head of Taiwan Indigenous Television. For him, filmmaking is a social movement, and his documentaries aim to break the public's stereotypes of the Indigenous people, allowing communication between Taiwanese groups and mainstream society. He has made over 30 documentaries to date.