Asian Movie Night is a community cultural project in which selected Asian films are being screened to a public on a regular basis with curated themes and after-movie sessions to open up discussions.
This time AMN is collaborating with UvA Green Office for a programme, Ripples, Echoes, and what if the Earth Whispers, which further explores topics around Indigenous lands, territories, kinship and knowledge that are disproportionately affected by the climate change, capitalist economies, exploitation of resources and destructive policies. The programme is inspired by our previous edition Listening Nearby. Through Soils and Seas, and consists of some already screened, and some new films.

This program is curated by Akvilė Šlėgerytė and HSIEH I-Hsuan, and supported by UvA Green Office, University of Amsterdam Central Diversity Office, University of Amsterdam Humanities Faculty Student Council, Arnhem Gemeente, Cultuur Fonds.
 

The Woman Carrying the Prey (揹獵物的女人)

Rngrang Hungul 余欣蘭｜2022｜Taiwan｜69’｜Truku, Mandarin, EN subtitles

This film focuses on Heydi Mijung, the sole female hunter in the Truku tribe. She upholds the ancestral tradition of 'Gaya' and practices the traditional hunting skills of the Truku to maintain the balance of the entire forest with her hunting methods. As winter approaches, Heydi returns to the old hunting grounds with her nephew to retrace the path and inspect the new hunting trails. The film portrays the perseverance and strength of women and delves into the intricate relationship between humans, animals, and ecology. This interdependence gradually develops through the daily practices of the female hunter. Indigenous hunter culture offers a fresh perspective on our connection with nature.

YU Hsin-lan, originally from the Truku tribe, bears the ethnic name Rngrang Hungul, where Rngrang is her first name, and Hungul is her father's. Rngrang's work is grounded in extensive visual fieldwork and focuses on contemporary issues indigenous people face. She excels in transforming everyday situations and intimate personal experiences of the tribe into creative elements from a woman's perspective, leading discussions on the positioning and methods of reconnecting individuals with traditional culture in contemporary society. Her recent works include "Mgaluk Dowmung, Connecting with Dowmung," "Woman the Hunter," "The Woman Carrying the Prey," and "Mountain Keepers.