Good Morni MIT Grosses Millions at the Box Office and Caring for Black-faced Spoonbill Enjoys Sold-out Screenings Until the End of the Year

A group of Taiwanese directors is dedicated to making environmental documentaries, using their cameras to showcase the beauty and grandeur of Taiwan’s environment and ecology, as well as highlighting its environmental and ecological problems through storytelling. The Wistron Foundation has always been a promoter of environmental documentaries, seeking to amplify the reach of environmental education and further the efforts of dedicated environmental documentary filmmakers. In 2023, the Wistron Foundation will sponsor and support the screening of two environmental documentaries in theaters across Taiwan: Good Morni MIT and Caring for Black-faced Spoonbill.

Good Morni MIT documents unique species of salamanders in Taiwan, allowing them to climb onto the big screen for the first time. Directed by Jue-Ming Mai, the documentary took 17 years to make. In addition to documenting five precious salamander species in Taiwan, the documentary also portrays the dedication and hard work of the environmental research team in Taiwan's mountains and its struggles. The documentary is genuine and touching, not only grossing 13 million in the box office, but also ranking among the top seven best-selling Taiwanese documentaries. Furthermore, it was nominated for the "Best Documentary" award at the 25th Taipei Film Awards this year.

Director Chieh-Te Liang, who set a box office record of millions with FLy, Kite Fly in 2015, completed Caring for Black-faced Spoonbill after 30 years of filming. The documentary has also received a great response, with sold-out screenings until the end of the year. Caring for Black-faced Spoonbill captures the expedition of director Liang and “Mr. Black-faced Spoonbill” Zheng-Ji Wang from mountain to sea, highlighting the plight of black-faced spoonbills due to environmental destruction and habitat deterioration, and promoting human-bird harmony as a valuable legacy for future generations. "Ecological conservation is a marathon, not a sprint."

The Wistron Foundation puts a lot of effort into protecting the environment in different ways. We invite everyone to pay more attention to the environment and support environmental documentaries with tangible actions.