The Way He Sings (2024)

In spring 2021, after a 30-year hiatus, Taiwanese music avant-garde Blacklist Production reunited four veteran musicians and 63-year-old Paiwan chieftain Ngerenger Darusakiv as lead vocalist to blend indigenous Old Tunes with Western blues. They rehearsed under the pandemic’s shadow, navigating through difficulties and confusion. Each note became a fragment of memory, with the ancestral spirit lingering in the melodies. How would they find their way home?

• Year: 2024
• Genres: Documentary
• Countries: Taiwan
• Languages: Mandarin
• Runtime: 103 min