Panay (film)

Panay is a 2015 feature film directed by Taiwanese director Cheng Yu-Chieh and Lekal Sumi Cilangasan. It is inspired by a true story.

Panay
太陽的孩子
Directed byCheng Yu-Chieh
Lekal Sumi
Produced byCheng Yu-Chieh
Written byCheng Yu-Chieh
Lekal Sumi
StarringAdo' Kaliting Pacidal
Dongi Kacaw
Rahic Gulas
Kaco Lekal
Bokeh Kosang
Music bySuming
Production
company
Filmosa Production
Release date
  • 25 September 2015 (2015-09-25)
Running time
99min
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin

Panay is a very common female name among the Taiwanese Indigenous tribe, it simply stands for the beautiful spike of rice.

This is one of the few Taiwanese movies that filmed from an indigenous perspective. Through the cross ethnic cooperation between two directors, Cheng Yu-Chieh (Han) and Lekal Sumi (Pangcah). Actors are mostly new to the stage, they are fresh yet persuasive. The movie was being awarded the Audience Choice Award from the Taipei Film Festival. Panay's theme song "Aka pisawad" won the Best Original Film Song of the 52nd Golden Horse Awards.

Plot

Panay worked in the city as a journalist. One day, she found her tribe has been overdeveloped and changed by tourism. They were losing their land and their culture, so she decided to return home to bring back the abandon terrace. In the process, she found it’s not only about the land, but also about who she really is.

Cast
Ado Kaliting Pacidalas Panay
Yi-Fan Hsu (credited as Bokeh Kosang)as Liu Sheng-Hsiung
Kaco Lekalas Grandfather
Dongi Kacawas Nakaw
Rahic Gulasas Sera

Productions

Production Credits[1]

Cheng Yu-chieh, Lekal Sumi Cilangsan: directorsSuming: music / music supervisor
Cheng Yu-chieh, Lekal Sumi Cilangsan: screenplay writersWu Jo-yun, Lai Hsiang-kuei: production designers
Liao Ching-yao: camera (colour, widescreen, HD)Dongi Sawmah Ciwidian: costume designer
Liu Yue-xing: editorTu Duu-chih: sound (dolby 5.1)

Reception

Three general comments from three media about the movie are as follow:

This heartfelt drama illuminates many of the complex issues faced by Taiwan's Aboriginal communities.

— Taipei Times, [2]

The story of a Taipei news reporter who returns to her indigenous village and joins a campaign to stop outsiders taking farmland for development is nothing new, but its setting is idyllic and the acting naturalistic.

— South China Morning Post, [3]

and

This saccharine, prettily shot family drama is destined for further festival play.

— Variety, [1]

and the movie also received a number of accolades.

Awards
Award/Ceremony Category Name Outcome
2015 Taipei Film Festival Audience Choice Award[4] Panay Won
5th Social Justice Awards Social Justice Award [5] Panay Won
52nd Golden Horse Awards[6] Best Original Film Song "Aka pisawad" by Suming Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Cheng Yu-Chieh、Lekal Sumi Nominated
Best New Performer Ado' Kaliting Pacidal Nominated
46th ICFT-UNESCO Fellini Award[7] Panay Nominated
2016 Taiwan international children's Film Festival Taiwan Award [8] Panay Nominated
8th CMS Int'l Children's Film Festival Best children's Feature Film award [9] Panay Won
52nd Golden Melody Awards Song of the Year "Aka pisawad" by Suming Won
Festival Accolades Outcome
The 26th Singapore International Film Festival Singapore International Film Festival opening film Selected
Chinese Visual Festival (London, UK) London Chinese Video Festival closing film Jury Grand Prize
Tenth Taiwan Vancouver Film Festival Selected

References
  1. Lee, Maggie (23 November 2015). "Film Review: 'Panay'". Variety. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. "Movie review: Wawa No Cidal". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016
  3. "Film review: Panay - Taiwan’s aboriginal communities take spotlight in earnest story". scmp.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016
  4. "未曾遺忘的土地正義 《太陽的孩子》台北電影節獲觀眾票選獎". 環境資訊中心. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  5. "府中15-新北市紀錄片放映院". web.fuzhong15.ntpc.gov.tw. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. SCREEN, 世界電影雜誌 World. "【太陽的孩子】風光入圍金馬三項大獎 女主角阿洛入圍新人獎 尖叫難以置信 - 世界電影雜誌 World SCREEN". 世界電影雜誌 World SCREEN. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  7. "cinema of the world" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  8. "2016台灣國際兒童影展國際競賽". pts.org.tw. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  9. "8th International Children's Film Festival Award Winners". cmsfilms.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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