00:00Forty years ago, the people of Lugang in central Taiwan did something that hadn't been done
00:04in Taiwan before.
00:06It was the dying days of martial law, a time when dissent was dangerous.
00:10Yet crowds of locals took to the streets, demanding a stop to plans by U.S. chemical
00:15giant DuPont to build a factory in their backyard.
00:18And it worked.
00:20This was Taiwan's first successful environmental movement.
00:23And now the Taiwan International Documentary Festival is screening a restored version of
00:28the 1990 documentary that captured the movement first-hand.
00:32The film's Restorer say it's a reminder of the seeds for what's become a thriving
00:50environmental movement.
01:03And it was far from the end.
01:06And it was far from the end.
01:15The film follows activists who went on to lead other protests in the 1980s.
01:21As Taiwan emerged from martial law and eco-awareness spread, their demonstrations paved the way
01:26for a legacy of free speech, free assembly, and ecological concern that's still being felt
01:32today.
01:32Andy Xiu and John Van Trieste for Taiwan Plus.
01:35Andy Xiu and John Van Trieste for Taiwan Plus.
01:36Andy Xiu and John Van Trieste 4-5-47-1960.
01:36Andy Xiu and John Van Trieste.
01:37Andy Xiu and John Van Trieste.
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