Lungnan Isak Fangas is one of the few aboriginal film directors in Taiwan. He began to make documentaries after receiving a BA in Sociology from National Taiwan University in 1999. He now studies in the Film Production Program at the University of Texas at Austin. His past works have focused on a variety of topics and speak for aboriginal people.
February 2010, the National Concert Hall staged the multimedia musical production, On The Road. It tells the story of the internationally renowned conductor, Chien Wen-Pin, searching for his childhood aboriginal nanny. One of the play’s organisers, Taiwan Colors Music (TCM), defined this work as “the first original, aboriginal musical in Taiwanese music history”. Adding new material, the director’s cut of…
Ho-Hai-Yan Rock Festival is a very important event for rock n’ roll bands in Taiwan. Starting from 2000, Taipei county organizes the contest annually, providing young gifted musicians an opportunity to demonstrate their talents. The fourth festival was held in the summer of 2003. During the three-day festival, the Indie Music Awards was the most interesting activity that attracted most…