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Faces of Change: Taiwan
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Filmmaker Name:
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Richard Chen, Frank Tsai
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Film Length:
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105 min
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Film Year:
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1974
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Duration:
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91-119 min
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Decade:
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1970s
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Collection:
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Faces of Change collection
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Secondary Creator:
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produced by Norman Miller
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Subtitle Language:
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English subtitles
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Color:
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color
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Shot in 1973, these five films present a portrait of life in Taiwan by following the daily economic and social exchanges in Tsao Tun (also known as Tsaotun, or Caotun) Township, an area inhabited by farmers, in Nantou County 130 miles southwest of Taipei. This agricultural community depend primarily on wet rice and other mixed vegetable farming. Pigs and poultry, too, are important farm products. These films offer a window into Taiwan during a time of economic and social change, and serve as a record of the culture and life ways of its rural people as they stand on the cusp of tradition and modernization.
Films in the Taiwan series
Faces of Change is comprised of 25 films that examine five cultures selected for their distinct geographic locations: starting with the China Coast at sea level and moving up to Taiwan, then to Afghanistan, Kenya and finally to the mountains of Bolivia. Each location is examined through five themes: Rural Society, Education, Rural Economy, Women, and Beliefs.
This innovative collection of 16mm films and videos was funded by the National Science Foundation, produced by Norman Miller and directed by some of the finest ethnographic filmmakers of its time.
Faces of Change - Taiwan Series
Director/Camera
Richard Chen
AUFS Adviser
Albert Ravenholt
Sound
Frank Tsai
Project Assistant
Chin Ming Cheng
Film Editing
Richard Chen
Brain Sewell
Acknowledgement
The AUFS wishes to express its gratitude to the people of Tsao Tun for their hospitality and cooperation.
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