Panay (Amis: Wawa No Cidal; Chinese: 太陽的孩子) is a 2015 feature film directed by Taiwanese director Cheng Yu-chieh and Lekal Sumi Cilangasan. It is inspired by a true story.
"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 was filmed from an indigenous perspective, through the cross-ethnic cooperation between two directors, Cheng Yu-chieh (Han) and Lekal Sumi (Pangcah). The actors were mostly inexperienced; critics found their performances to be fresh yet persuasive. The film was awarded the Audience Choice Award from the Taipei Film Festival. Panays 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 Pacidal as PanayYi-Fan Hsu (credited as Bokeh Kosang) as Liu Sheng-HsiungKaco Lekal as GrandfatherDongi Kacaw as NakawRahic Gulas as Sera
ProductionsProduction Credits' 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:
and and the movie also received a number of accolades.
Awards Award/CeremonyCategoryNameOutcome2015 Taipei Film FestivalAudience Choice AwardPanay5th Social Justice AwardsSocial Justice Award Panay52nd Golden Horse AwardsBest Original Film Song"Aka Pisawad" by SumingBest Adapted ScreenplayCheng Yu-chieh, Lekal SumiBest New PerformerAdo' Kaliting Pacidal46th ICFT-UNESCOFellini AwardPanay2016 Taiwan international children's Film FestivalTaiwan Award Panay8th CMS Int'l Children's Film FestivalBest children's Feature Film award Panay 27th Golden Melody AwardsSong of the Year"Aka pisawad" by Suming FestivalAccoladesOutcome The 26th Singapore International Film FestivalSingapore International Film Festival opening filmSelectedChinese Visual Festival (London, UK)London Chinese Video Festival closing filmJury Grand PrizeTenth Taiwan Vancouver Film FestivalSelected
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