Ah Cheung | 無拘飛祥

Genre
類型
Animated Documentary 動畫紀實

Length
預計片長
65′

Production Stage
製作進度
Work-In-Progress 製作中

Total Budget
總預算
US$ 128,236

Goal 參與目標
Technical Support, Funds, Co-producer, Distribution Partner, Festival Screening, Impact Partners and NGOs 
技術支援、籌集資金、聯合監製、發行夥伴、電影節放映、影響力夥伴及非牟利組織

Logline 故事摘要
This animated documentary chronicles the emotional journey of Mr Willy LAW Wai Cheung, a disability-rights activist breaking through physical and societal boundaries in Hong Kong.
一部關於香港殘疾平權先鋒羅偉祥的動畫紀錄長片, 透過紀實影像與動畫交集,刻劃他突破身體障礙及社會界限的人生經歷。

Synopsis 故事大綱
Ah Cheung was born with birth asphyxia, which caused him to be paralysed for life after only one minute without oxygen. Before the age of 11, he had never left his home — an apartment in a 7-storey public housing without elevators. He was often left lying on the ground alone to eat and do his business until his family came back from work. When he felt lonely, he chatted with the mice who came for his food. He said later in his life was full of “adventures” — passing his public exams by writing with a pen in his mouth, learning how to speak confidently by watching CHOW Yun Fat’s movies, becoming the first wheelchair-bound insurance agent in Hong Kong. He said he learnt perseverance and diligence from his loving mother who had never given up on him. In the last months of his life, he once again felt that life was out of control… He left an unfinished dream: people with different abilities sharing the work of a library where connections to knowledge and the community have no boundaries.

祥仔出生時缺氧一分鐘,這分鐘註定了他全身只有兩根手指可動。在他11歲之前,從未試過離開屋企。他與家人住在七層高公屋,沒有電梯,家人要外出工作只好獨留他在家,他用肚皮貼著地上過日,與老鼠爭飯食及談天「做朋友」。外面的世界對當時的他來說,只有抬頭看到天井的一片天空。他說後來的人生充滿奇遇:口咬著筆通過公開考試、看周潤發電影學習說話技巧增加自信、成為香港第一位輪椅保險從業員。他說從媽媽身上學到堅毅,因為無論生活有多艱苦,她亦從不放棄他。隨著年老衰退,祥仔感到人生再次失控⋯⋯。他留下了一項尚末完成的計劃:由擁有不同能力的人共同營運的圖書館,無障礙地連結社區內的所有人及知識領域。

 

Director’s Statement 導演闡述
Since I graduated from the film school 10 years ago, I have been looking for a storyworld to create my directing debut. I want to tell a story about one’s life and fate, and their relationships with others and the place they belong. In 2020, I met a protagonist with a perfect story —  Ah Cheung who spent his whole life breaking through limitations and bridging the gap of social mobility to promote “independent living” of people with disabilities in Hong Kong. With an aim to tell his emotional journey from his POV, I am working with Macao award-winning animation director John Wong to recreate how Ah Cheung overcame his psychological barriers. John’s vivid and boundless style makes him a perfect partner for me to bring together real footage and animation in the film. Our endeavour of creative freedom resonates with Ah Cheung’s desire for freedom. Facing a sense of powerlessness in the real world, we hope this film can portrait the beauty and the strength of this life legend as a love letter to people who are struggling in life.

從演藝畢業十年來,我一直在尋找一個可以親身拍攝的世界,刻畫「命運」、「人生」、「人與人與地關係」等命題。阿祥一生不斷在突破身體及心靈上掣肘,在貧富懸殊、充滿競爭的香港為殘疾社群爭取「獨立自主生活」,正是我要拍的故事!我拍攝了他近兩年的生活影像及訪問,現正與澳門得獎動畫導演黃榮俊一同創作動畫,從阿祥自身角度出發,呈現他微妙而豐富的內心世界及奇幻的人生片段。黃榮俊個性率真,想像力豐富而生動,風格跳躍而不拘形式限制,正好能反映阿祥夢想自由、突破界限的心境。在令人感到生命無力的現實世界中,我希望藉著阿祥堅忍自強、渴望自由的故事,結合動畫與真實影像打破第四道牆,進駐觀眾內心,給大家得到向前走的力量。

Director 導演

SO Ka Ue 蘇家榆
SO Ka Ue graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She worked for Oscar-winning filmmaker Ruby YANG as an editing assistant for In Search Of Perfect Consonances and Ritoma, and as an editor for China’s Forgotten Daughters. Her works also include Dong Pui Sun And Me and the post-production of Helios, Trivisa, Three and Anita.

蘇家榆畢業於香港演藝電影電視學院。曾擔任奧斯卡得獎導演楊紫燁《尋找完美第五度》 及《仁多瑪》 剪接助理, 及執剪《江南女兒》、《董培新與我》。她亦有參與多部香港電影後期製作,作品包括《樹大招風》、《梅艷芳》。

Animation Director 動畫導演

John WONG 黃榮俊
John WONG Weng Chon is a post-90s Macao director who graduated from the Department of Communications Design at Shih Chien University in Taiwan. His short film Wong, Bitter Gourd (2019) was selected for the Animafest Zagreb student film competition and Taipei Film Festival in 2019. His latest work MUI (2021) was awarded Original Prize in Horizon Competition at the 2022 Paris International Animation Film Festival, Best Animation Short Film at Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival, Best Animation Award at South Taiwan Film Festival, and was selected for Short Film Competition at the 16th FIRST International Film Festival in Xining.

黃榮俊畢業於實踐大學媒體傳達設計學系。作品《梅婆》獲澳門當代電影及錄像展2021-評審大獎,巴黎國際動畫節地平線競賽「原創獎」,洛桑地下錄像與音樂節「最佳動畫短片獎」,東布洲國際動畫週「今敏獎」。

Creative & Executive Producer 創意監製及策劃人

Ruby YANG 楊紫燁

Ruby YANG is a noted Chinese American filmmaker whose work in documentary and dramatic film has earned her wide recognition, including an Academy Award, two Academy nominations, Emmy nominations, and numerous other international awards.

Currently based in Hong Kong, YANG is deeply involved in directing and producing documentary films. She founded the Hong Kong Documentary Initiative aiming to nurture the next generation of documentary filmmakers in the region. She has been teaching master-level documentary courses for students in the HKU Journalism & Media program since 2013 and will take over as the interim director of the program from July 1, 2023.

楊紫燁是美籍華裔電影工作者,作品曾獲第79屆奧斯卡最佳紀錄短片獎、第83屆奧斯卡最佳紀錄短片獎提名及多個國際獎項,2011年當選奧斯卡金像獎評委。楊紫燁現居香港,從事紀錄片拍攝與教學,她成立 「香港紀錄片拓展計劃」,指導並培育新一代的紀錄片工作者。她並將於2023年7月1日接任香港大學新聞及傳媒研究中心的臨時總監。

Producer 監製

Catherine CHAN 陳芷琪
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Catherine CHAN is collaborating with five Hong Kong directors on documentary films. She was selected for EURODOC and Torino Film Lab. She is now based in Denmark to develop her start-up for audience engagement. Working with director SO Ka Ue, Ah Cheung is selected among other European projects for this year’s CEE animation workshop.

陳芷琪是香港土生土長獨立電影監製,曾入選意大利都靈電影工作室觀眾策略師培訓及歐洲紀錄片監製培訓。她現時在丹麥發展以連結觀眾為目標的初創企業,並為五位香港導演的紀錄片監製。與蘇家榆合作的《無拘飛祥》今年獲選參與為期一年的中、東歐洲動畫工作坊。

Film Unit / Production Company 影像單位 / 製作公司
Alpha Omega Projects 有段故製作
Alpha Omega Projects is a new video media company founded by Hong Kong filmmaker SO Ka Ue in 2022. We believe everyone (and every being!) has a unique story and strive to record the sparks and journeys of life through image and sound.

有段故製作是新成立的影片媒體公司,始創人蘇家榆相信每個⼈、每件事背後都有⼀段故,渴望以影像聲⾳紀錄⽣命花火的痕跡。