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Film project aims to bring Hakka culture to celluloid

"We hope that through our documentaries, more people can see, hear and enter a deeper understanding of the Hakka people."

Peng Wu-wen, Taiwan Sound and Image Documentary Association, budget committee head

At its founding ceremony yesterday, the Taiwan Sound and Image Documentary Association pledged to bring an awareness of Hakka culture to the public.

"As the first film association devoted to Hakka affairs, we hope that through our documentaries, more people can see, hear and enter a deeper understanding of the Hakka people. We hope that they will feel themselves immersed in Hakka life when they see our work," said Peng Wu-wen (彭武文), head of the association's budget committee.

The association was originally the brainchild of graduates of a documentary film-training course organized by the Council for Hakka Affairs last June. Training was conducted by Formosa Television, a local television network. At the end of the course, students from the class showcased their results in a film series held at Eslite bookstore last year called 29P: Addicted to Hakka, referring to the 29 filmmakers involved. The course inspired the formation of the Taiwan Sound and Image Documentary.

The association plans to hold another film series composed of members' productions.

The film series, The Hakka Perspective, will talk about concerns facing the Hakka people today and open discussion about our future. For example, one film focuses on half-Hakka children and the issue of their identity," Peng said.

The Hakka Perspective will run as a 26-episode program on Hakka language television channels sometime after July. Each episode will be an hour long with Hakka as its main language.

People interested in joining or learning more about the association should call (02)27329350. Those who want to be members must be over 18, but need not be Hakka.
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