
Futuru Tsai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public and Cultural Affairs, Institute of Austronesian Studies, National Taitung University. He is also the Director of the Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival. He has a PhD in Anthropology from the National Tsing Hua University. His research interests are: Visual Anthropology, Historical Anthropology, Ritual and Performance, ‘Amis People, Taiwan Indigenous War Experiences during the Pacific War (PNG), Indigenous Social Movements, and Maritime Culture among ‘Amis People. He has two books that focus on Anthropology and the Indigenous war experiences in PNG from 1943 to 1945. He has also published several award-winning documentaries. Currently, he is making a documentary on underwater spearfishing men among ‘Amis Indigenous people in eastern Taiwan titled Breathing Between.