Ashes to Hill
The Indonesia Design Development Center Special Award
Name of Winners:
Lei Sun
Location of School:
Taiwan
Instructor:
Ping-Yeh Li
Name of School:
National Taipei University of Education
This film is set in a fictional military dependents’ village in Taiwan during the 1950s and 60s, depicting the protagonist’s final return home. Interweaving reality with his memories, it reveals his guilt and withdrawal after distancing from his family. With his parents gone and the village facing closure, his once-thriving hometown falls into decay, succumbing to time. The protagonist must face both the loss of his family and the farewell to his vanishing hometown.

