00:01The 2026 Taiwan International Documentary Festival has officially begun, featuring over 180 screenings and public events in Taipei.
00:11Organized by the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute, it's an important platform that brings together a diverse selection of documentaries
00:19from around the world.
00:34Transcription by ESO. Translation by —
00:35Transcription by ESO. Translation by —
00:59Our
00:59nation's
00:59Spotlight Falls on Taiwan's Spectrum, War Memories, Shifting Identities,
01:04a program that explores the stories of Taiwanese people during and after the Japanese colonial era.
01:17During this period, Taiwanese people were conscripted by the Japanese government and sent to war,
01:23and then conscripted to fight in the Chinese Civil War.
01:26When the Nationalist government came to Taiwan, it brings together 12 pieces from different time periods.
01:33There is one island, and the one is the one who is living in a country, and the one is
01:41living in a country.
01:42I hope that these small people, after entering different countries,
01:47what changes their lives are in their lives.
01:50These lives actually影響了某個大歷史下的一種趨勢,
01:55people are quite
01:57but after the international system, we can see the history of these people's lives.
02:06You can only think about what is the meaning of Taiwan, and what is the meaning of Taiwan.
02:20Documentaries have long served as an important medium
02:22for people to better understand history.
02:25Director Li Daoming returned to Taiwan from the U.S. in the early 1980s
02:30to document the historical, social and environmental movements
02:33that shaped Taiwan's democracy.
02:44When I was filming a documentary, I was more focused on how to make the story of human beings
02:53through my understanding and understand it,
02:56and at the same time, I was able to leave it to the real moment.
03:09Organizers hope that by highlighting these stories,
03:12more people can better understand Taiwan's past and reflect on its evolving identity.
03:18Dolphine Chen and Tani Chi for Taiwan Plus.
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