After martial law was lifted in 1987, documentaries broke the mainstream media's grip on society, as they bore witness to the changes taking place in that historical time. As their political role faded, documentaries in the 1990s focused on recording images and sounds of this land and its people.
自 1987 年解嚴前後，紀錄片衝破主流媒體，成為紀錄大時代轉變的另一隻眼睛；當政治角色逐漸褪去，1990 年代的紀錄片專注於為這塊土地的人與事，留下最真摯的在地影像與聲音。