臺灣原住民族圖書資訊中心館藏介紹

Waimate, South Canterbury. Known as the centre of the south, it’s home to the Whitehorse, Wallabies and the Norman Kirk memorial pool. But all is not well among the towns 2703 residents. A 140 year-old land dispute has finally come to a head with members of the Tangata Whenua determined to prove that farmer Alex McKendry’s ancestors illegally took the Weka Valley land from their forebears. Hiring a top lawyer, their initial challenge is dismissed, but undeterred, claimant George Kepa sets about ‘literally’ digging up some hard evidence. However, their rivals always seems to be one step ahead, leaving George and his whanau no choice but to resort to extreme measures to get their appeal heard–Case slick.

In the shadow off a fiery volcano, shrouded by magic and mystery, the Yakel tribe of Vanuatu’s remote Tanna Island follow their age-old rituals and keep the outside world at bay. 100-year-old Chief Kowia has glimpsed life away from Yakel but still lives like his ancestors, in peace, without money, clothes or technolgoy. The jungle provides all they need to survive. But when the old Chief is forced to face his mortality, he must finally choose his successor, the man he hopes will protect his tribe in an ever-changing world. — Container.

本紀錄片的取材地點為花蓮縣秀林鄉的銅門部落.從以往以家族為遷徙單位,到歷史環境因素,造就現今集團移住,銅門部落裡就有許多家族流轉在這片土地,而各個家族內的信仰,工藝,遷徙故事不盡相同,卻也凸顯了太閣族獨立的民族特性.Mgaluk:太魯閣族語「正要連結」,以此意表達本拍攝計畫,挖掘流轉於這片土地千百年來的歷史記憶,以當代的影像方式將部落遺失的記憶拾起,並一一拼湊起來,以正要連結的現在,勉勵自己以及部落青年,不僅僅是記憶的追尋,更是部落內家族間的連結與情感認同– 片盒