Serendipity | Forest of Whispers

Watching the tree shadows sway, listening to the chirping of insects and birds,
Hoping to temporarily forget your worries and release stress in an instant.

Let us begin with wandering, stroll through the forest,
discover the wonders and illusions of nature intertwining,
and finally slowly discover the gift of nature, the tallest tree in East Asia,
known as Taiwania.

As long as your thoughts wander freely, then it’s wandering.
Let us share this forest of technology and fantasy, “Forest of Whispers.”

Nature, Wild, Childhood | 8K ｜19 mins | Mandarin, English ｜Immersive, Digital

Director Fangas Nayaw

Born in Taitung, Taiwan. Fangas is an artist, director, choreographer, and performer. His versatile practices probe into the dynamics of audience participation and the possibilities of new technology in the performing arts, while constantly reflecting on his indigenous identity and cultural tradition as Amis.

His VR film work, A Song within Us, was selected in the SXSW VR competition 2020; the performance work, masingkiay: Co-creating a Collective, was invited to Cosmopolis #2 in Pompidou Centre, Paris in 2019.

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A Serendipity Films Production

Special Thanks |
Steven Pearce, The Tree Projects, Australia
Professor Chi-Kuei Wang, Department of Geomatics, National Cheng Kung University
Contracted Assistant Researcher Chien-Wen Chen, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture
Yilan Branch Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, Ministry of Agriculture
Hsinchu Branch Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, Ministry of Agriculture
VOYUANA Avai, Wei-Ye Tian, Ming-Yuan Chuan, Po Chiang Yu, Shih-Yun Yu, A-Kai Mountain Climb Enterprise, Edith Chen, Ming-Chi Huang, Chih Wei Wan, Rippling Tsou, GT Liu, Yung-hsuan Lai

Executive Producers | Estela Valdivieso Chen, Hazel Wu, Adam Cullen Young
Associate Producer | Judy Lien
NTSEC Project Team | NTSEC Logo
Advisory Committee | Ministry of Education
Director-General | Huoo-Chin Liu
Chief Secretary | Keng-Yun Lee
Project Management Team | Yihsuan Lin, Emita Lin
Project Execution Support | Lorraine Kao, Yu-Ting Ni
Project Consultants | Professor Jin-Yao Lin, Tainan National University of the Arts
Arts Director | Kun-Ying Lin, Luxury Logico
Film Director | Hsian-Hsiu Lee
Associate Researcher | Rebecca Hsu, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture