有争议的戛纳电影节纪录片“我们时代的革命”出售了香港抗议电影的权利
Director of Controversial Cannes Documentary ‘Revolution of Our Times’ Sells Off Rights to Hong Kong Protests Film
香港著名的“我们时代革命”纪录片的奇异果·乔（Kiwi Chow）在戛纳电影节倒数第二天放映了，他说他已经在电影中发挥了自己的兴趣。从一个亲民主抗议的口号开始，记载了始于2019年中期的香港大众起义，以及政府对运动的强烈压制。戛纳电影节在节日结束时就将其全球首映，而没有任何大张旗鼓，以最大程度地减少任何可能伤害中国电影制片人参加节日或影响正在进行的活动的外交反应。然而，周四他说，北京的公众反应被淡化了。他说，他还从150分钟的图片中删除了他的所有录像。“这是一种风险评估。在香港，我没有进行任何分发这部电影和我没有任何片段，”他告诉《南中国晨报》。在香港，这项工作使他有可能在去年7月初引入的领土深远的国家安全法律下受到制裁。该法律已被用来颠覆教育和选举制度，并震惊了恐惧那些人民对政府的亲北京线不同意的人群。亲民主苹果日报已关闭，八名员工被捕。除所有者吉米·莱（Jimmy Lai）外，四位编辑还将被控犯有国家安全罪。关于定罪，这些可能导致中国大陆的生命或引渡入狱。最近几周，政府已将国家安全元素引入了当地的电影审查制度。政府攻击《居民艺术发展委员会》已撤销了以前授予另一部抗议纪录片的资金。香港电影院不太可能展示“革命”。今年早些时候，城市中的亲北京部队迫使电影院所有者取消他们计划的另一部亲民主电影“内部红砖墙”的放映。虽然抗议纪录片的合法性尚未在香港的《抗议纪录片》中进行测试。法院，北京的中央政府明确表示不满。 4月，它取消了奥斯卡颁奖典礼的重传，安德·哈默（Ander Hammer）的抗议电影《不要分裂》被提名为短期纪录片，并有机会赢得奥斯卡金像奖。香港广播公司选择遵循这一领先优势，并放弃了他们计划中的奥斯卡广播。我觉得无所畏惧的感觉使我感到自由。”他告诉SCMP。但是他也接受他可能会陷入困境Sted并说他已经与六岁的儿子讨论了这种可能性。Chow是“革命”最终版本中唯一的名字。他的金融家和技术合作者都选择保持匿名。乔说，他在一位富有的商人接近后拍摄了这部电影，他看过“自我弹力”，这是乔（Chow）在2015年综合电影《十年》（AKA“ sap nin”）中的一部分，他要求五个电影制片人描绘香港的未来。
Kiwi Chow, the Hong Kong-based director of the controversial “Revolution of Our Times” documentary that screened on the penultimate day of the Cannes Film Festival, says he has disposed of his interests in the film.
“Revolution,” which takes its title from a pro-democracy protest slogan, chronicles the popular uprising in Hong Kong that started in mid-2019 and the government’s strongarmed suppression of the movement. Cannes gave the film its world premiere towards the end of the festival and without any fanfare in order to minimize any possible diplomatic reaction that would hurt Chinese filmmakers present at the fest or impact the ongoing events. The public reaction from Beijing has been muted.
Chow said on Thursday, however, that he has sold the copyright of “Revolution of Our Times” to a European distributor. He said he has also disposed of all his footage from the 150-minute picture.
“It’s a kind of risk assessment. In Hong Kong, I did not do any distribution of the film and I don’t have any clips with me,” he told the South China Morning Post.
Chow and the producers of the film have not responded to the latest enquiries from Variety.
Chow didn't attend Cannes and chose to stay in Hong Kong, where the work leaves him potentially exposed to sanction under the territory’s far-reaching National Security Law which was introduced at the beginning of July last year.
The law has been used to upend the education and election systems and has struck fear into those parts of the population dissenting from the government’s pro-Beijing line.
The pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper has been closed down with eight staff arrested. Four editors, in addition to owner Jimmy Lai, are to be charged with National Security offences. On conviction, these could lead to imprisonment for life or extradition for trial in mainland China.
In recent weeks, the government has introduced National Security elements into the local film censorship system. The government-affiliated Arts Development Council has revoked funding previously granted to another protest documentary.
It is unlikely that "Revolution" will be shown in Hong Kong cinemas. Earlier this year, pro-Beijing forces in the city pressured cinema owners to call off their planned screenings of another pro-democracy film, “Inside the Red Brick Wall.”
While the legality of the protest documentaries hasn't been tested in Hong Kong’s courts, the central government in Beijing has made its displeasure clear. In April, it canceled retransmission of the Oscars ceremony, where Ander Hammer’s protest film “Do Not Split” had been nominated as a short-form documentary and stood a chance of winning an Academy Award. Hong Kong broadcasters chose to follow that lead and also dropped their planned Oscars broadcasts.
Chow said he refuses to give in to fear.
“Staying in Hong Kong, I can face the risks. I feel the sense of fearlessness makes me feel free,” he told the SCMP. But he also accepts that he may be arrested and says he has discussed the possibility with his six-year old son.
Chow’s is the only name on the final version of “Revolution.” His financiers and technical collaborators have all chosen to remain anonymous. Chow said he made the film after being approached by a wealthy businessman who had seen “Self-Immolator,” Chow’s segment of the 2015 omnibus film "Ten Years" (aka "Sap Nin") which asked five filmmakers to depict Hong Kong’s future.
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