Hu Tai-Li

Prof. Hu Tai-Li is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, and concurrently a professor at National Qinghua University. She also serves as President of the Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from the City University of New York, following her undergraduate studies in History at National Taiwan University. Her work focuses on ethnographic films and cultural documentation, particularly among Indigenous Taiwanese communities like the Yami/Dawu and Saisiat peoples.

• Education:
• Bachelor's in History from National Taiwan University
• PhD in Anthropology from City University of New York
• Research Interests: Ethnographic filmmaking, Indigenous cultures of Taiwan, cultural contact studies, and ritual practices.
• Awards: Multiple international film awards for her documentaries, including Best Documentary at the Taipei Golden Horse Festival and Chicago's Silver Plaque.
• Lectures: Delivered talks such as "The Cultural Contact of the Yami/Dawu People and the Outside World" and "Interpretation of Saisiat Pasta'ay Songs and Ritual".