THE SONGS FROM WITHIN

According to legend, the bear eagle is the embodiment of the ancestral spirit of the Paiwan tribe and a symbol of warriors. Mu-fan and CHEN Wei, two young men who act in a more feminine way, feel left alone in their small tribe, while their families try to avoid confronting them for being “different.” They often stare at the sky, letting their doubts about their own existence drift into the clouds, where ancestral spirits are flying. Singing and dancing in their minds becomes the only way to endure the unbearable. Although their days are happy, there is no trace of the love CHEN Wei longs for in his heart and he fears he will not be cared for by his ancestors after death. When Mu-fan leaves for a music academy in Taipei to pursue his dream, CHEN Wei is left alone, and they can only keep singing under their separate skies…