本劇改編自真實故事，以一位非洲鼓手為主角，描述他教姪子們打鼓，幫助他們走出喪父的陰霾，同時也化解自己與爸爸對立的關係、使家族情感重新凝聚的故事。從劇情中帶出一些普遍存在的生命經驗及困頓，以及在面對時所抱持的態度及過程，期能作為人們生命教育中的一環。 本文共分創作論述、劇本及附錄三個部分。論述的部分首先說明了〈鼓動人生〉故事的創作背景，並整理了親子教養觀、音樂治療、街頭表演藝術等相關文獻；其次為人物小傳、情節設計與先前故事，最後以創作心得及回顧檢討作結。附錄則為分場大綱。 / The film script is adapted from an authentic story, describing a drummer teaches his nephews how to drum in African style in order to help them ride out the grief from their father’s death. In the meanwhile, he also reconciles the conflict with his father, and cohered family bonds. In the script revealed are some commonly-existing life experience and hardship, the process in which difficulties are eventually overcome. The positive attitude towards life as displayed among the family members shows courage and can serve as a life education for the audience. The thesis consists of three parts: the literature review, script and appendixes. In the first part, the background of the story is mentioned, and then documents of parent-child upbringing, music therapy, and street performance are researched and filed. And the following are the life story of each role, the plot design and a prelude. And then an overview of the script writing is presented. In the end, the outlined plot is displayed in appendixes.