CARING FOR BLACK-FACED SPOONBILL

The documentary spans three decades and multiple countries. It records the years-long efforts to save the endangered wading bird. The film features sound direction by TU Du-chih, music by LIM Giong, and narration by WU Nien-jen.
跨越30年，遍歷多國拍攝，超高人氣鳥種黑面琵鷺全紀錄！知名導演吳念真深情旁白詮釋，金馬獎最佳原創電影音樂獎得主林強打造配樂。

At the end of 1992, a group of Black-faced Spoonbills was brutally shot and killed by an unknown assailant in Qigu District, Tainan, which drew significant public attention in Taiwan. Photographer WANG Zheng-ji, who covered the incident, embarked on a 30-year journey to protect the Black-faced Spoonbills. At that time, there were fewer than 300 Black-faced Spoonbills left in the world, and this endangered species garnered attention from multiple countries. Bird enthusiasts from various fields worked across borders to assist in the survival of the Black-faced Spoonbill. These included academics, picture book writers, birdwatchers, grassroots civil servants, breeders, and many other unsung heroes, each with their connection to the Black-faced Spoonbill.

For WANG Zheng-ji, who has dedicated 30 years to the cause, his commitment remains unswerving, even in the face of personal loss and battling cancer. Today, the global population of Black-faced Spoonbills has exceeded 6,000. However, they are not resting on their laurels; their conservation journey continues.
1992年歲末，一群黑面琵鷺在台南七股遭到不明人士惡意槍殺，引發全台高度矚目。當時奉派採訪的攝影家王徵吉，自此走上長達30年的守護黑面琵鷺之路。當年全球黑面琵鷺總數不到300隻，不同領域的愛鳥人跨國合作，為這個瀕危物種開拓生存空間。而專情於黑面琵鷺30年的王徵吉，即使經歷喪妻、罹癌，仍不改其志。