Sama in the Forest: Film Screening & Q&A 紀錄片放映及座談
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Title: Sama in the Forest: A film about the power of the Maithil women's storytelling in India
Trailor: https://vimeo.com/911144976
Speaker: Coralynn V. Davis (Producer, Anthropologist) | Carlos G. Gómez (Director)
Time: Tuesday, June 2, 14:00-16:30 (14:00 Screening | 15:30 Discussion & Q&A)
Venue: Meeting Room R2319 Institute of Ethnology (Rear Building), Academia Sinica
Introduction:
This hybrid documentary is set in contemporary Mithila, where a rich cultural identity extends from the mythical past into a globalized present in which pressures on tradition are accelerating. Maithil identity is passed on in part through its renowned painting tradition, as well as through its lesser known wealth of orally transmitted folktales. Women play a central role in both of these expressions. In a creative collaboration with local community members, we highlight the tale of Sama, a young princess who wanders into the forest and befriends a young man, only to be slandered by a muckraking confidante of the king, and subsequently cursed and banished by her father. The film combines footage of women telling different versions of the tale, the making of elaborate narrative paintings, a dramatization of the story, a yearly festival that celebrates Sama, and in-depth conversations about the morals and meanings of this and other traditional tales. The girls and women at the heart of our film are students and teachers at the Mithila Art Institute, a small school for young aspiring artists. Additional participants — community members of different genders, castes, and generations — help paint a complex picture of the social tensions evident in Mithila today.
Website: https://samaintheforest.bucknell.edu/
Please register by May 29, 2026. A notification email, including the Google Meet link, will be sent after this date.
Contact: indigenous2025@sinica.edu.tw
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電影名稱：Sama in the Forest: A film about the power of the Maithil women's storytelling in India
預告片：https://vimeo.com/911144976
講者：Coralynn V. Davis（製片/美國博雅大學人類學系教授）| Carlos G. Gómez（美國紀錄片導演）
時間：6/2（二）14:00-16:30 (14:00 電影放映 | 15:30 Discussion & Q&A)
地點：中研院民族所後棟 R2319會議室
簡介：這部混合型紀錄片以當代米蒂拉（Mithila）為背景，當地豐富的文化認同感從神話般的過去延伸至全球化的當下，而傳統所面臨的壓力正日益加劇。邁蒂利人（Maithil）的認同感部分透過其著名的繪畫傳統傳承，也透過鮮為人知的豐富口述民間故事得以延續。在這兩種文化表現形式中，女性皆扮演著核心角色。透過與當地社區成員的創意合作，我們聚焦於薩瑪的故事：這位年輕公主誤入森林結識了一位青年，卻遭國王那位愛刁難人的密友誹謗，隨後被父親詛咒並流放。本片結合了女性講述不同版本故事的影像、細緻敘事畫作的創作過程、故事的戲劇化演繹、每年慶祝薩瑪的節慶，以及關於這個故事及其他傳統故事的道德寓意與深層意義對話。本片的核心人物——這些女孩與女性——皆為米蒂拉藝術學院的師生，這是一所培育年輕藝術新秀的小型學府。此外，來自不同性別、種姓與世代的社區成員也參與其中，共同勾勒出當今米蒂拉社會中顯而易見的複雜社會張力。
網站：https://samaintheforest.bucknell.edu/
請於 5/29 (五) 前報名，報名截止後我們會再寄送報名成功通知以及 Google Meet 連結給所有報名者，謝謝！
聯絡人：王小姐
聯絡信箱：indigenous2025@sinica.edu.tw
Trailor: https://vimeo.com/911144976
Speaker: Coralynn V. Davis (Producer, Anthropologist) | Carlos G. Gómez (Director)
Time: Tuesday, June 2, 14:00-16:30 (14:00 Screening | 15:30 Discussion & Q&A)
Venue: Meeting Room R2319 Institute of Ethnology (Rear Building), Academia Sinica
Introduction:
This hybrid documentary is set in contemporary Mithila, where a rich cultural identity extends from the mythical past into a globalized present in which pressures on tradition are accelerating. Maithil identity is passed on in part through its renowned painting tradition, as well as through its lesser known wealth of orally transmitted folktales. Women play a central role in both of these expressions. In a creative collaboration with local community members, we highlight the tale of Sama, a young princess who wanders into the forest and befriends a young man, only to be slandered by a muckraking confidante of the king, and subsequently cursed and banished by her father. The film combines footage of women telling different versions of the tale, the making of elaborate narrative paintings, a dramatization of the story, a yearly festival that celebrates Sama, and in-depth conversations about the morals and meanings of this and other traditional tales. The girls and women at the heart of our film are students and teachers at the Mithila Art Institute, a small school for young aspiring artists. Additional participants — community members of different genders, castes, and generations — help paint a complex picture of the social tensions evident in Mithila today.
Website: https://samaintheforest.bucknell.edu/
Please register by May 29, 2026. A notification email, including the Google Meet link, will be sent after this date.
Contact: indigenous2025@sinica.edu.tw
_________________
電影名稱：Sama in the Forest: A film about the power of the Maithil women's storytelling in India
預告片：https://vimeo.com/911144976
講者：Coralynn V. Davis（製片/美國博雅大學人類學系教授）| Carlos G. Gómez（美國紀錄片導演）
時間：6/2（二）14:00-16:30 (14:00 電影放映 | 15:30 Discussion & Q&A)
地點：中研院民族所後棟 R2319會議室
簡介：這部混合型紀錄片以當代米蒂拉（Mithila）為背景，當地豐富的文化認同感從神話般的過去延伸至全球化的當下，而傳統所面臨的壓力正日益加劇。邁蒂利人（Maithil）的認同感部分透過其著名的繪畫傳統傳承，也透過鮮為人知的豐富口述民間故事得以延續。在這兩種文化表現形式中，女性皆扮演著核心角色。透過與當地社區成員的創意合作，我們聚焦於薩瑪的故事：這位年輕公主誤入森林結識了一位青年，卻遭國王那位愛刁難人的密友誹謗，隨後被父親詛咒並流放。本片結合了女性講述不同版本故事的影像、細緻敘事畫作的創作過程、故事的戲劇化演繹、每年慶祝薩瑪的節慶，以及關於這個故事及其他傳統故事的道德寓意與深層意義對話。本片的核心人物——這些女孩與女性——皆為米蒂拉藝術學院的師生，這是一所培育年輕藝術新秀的小型學府。此外，來自不同性別、種姓與世代的社區成員也參與其中，共同勾勒出當今米蒂拉社會中顯而易見的複雜社會張力。
網站：https://samaintheforest.bucknell.edu/
請於 5/29 (五) 前報名，報名截止後我們會再寄送報名成功通知以及 Google Meet 連結給所有報名者，謝謝！
聯絡人：王小姐
聯絡信箱：indigenous2025@sinica.edu.tw
