Why Not Move On

類型

Genre

紀實

Documentary

預計片長 

Length

120 mins

製作進度

Production Stage

中期製作

Production

故事摘要

Logline

一個在疫情中喪親的獨身女人,一個親歷疫情的年輕紀錄者,至今仍在思考,為什麼無法走出災難陰影,要怎樣面對死亡和失去?

The story is about a single woman who lost her brother due to Covid-19, and the documentary filmmaker who witnesses this pandemic. It is also a reflection on their inability to leave the shadow of Covid-19, and ponder over ways to face death and loss.

故事大綱

Synopsis

52歲的獨身武漢女人王姐,在疫情中失去弟弟後,一直無法走出陰影。她偏執地上訪維權,因此與親友產生衝突隔閡。她想以民間信仰過陰的形式尋求心靈慰藉,但在政府向喪親者給出解釋和賠償之前,她的生活始終停滯不前。

作為一個武漢人和一個紀錄者,我靠近她,記錄她,也是在處理疫情給我留下的心理創傷。和病毒一樣,它留下的陰影無影無形卻揮之不去。武漢疫情爆發兩年後,王姐的維權仍在繼續,我的記錄沒有停止,親歷者內心的陰影也仍未散去。

在這個故事中,被拍攝者和拍攝者似乎都在為自己,為所有被疫情改變的人找一個答案:為什麼無法走出這場災難的陰影?要怎樣面對死亡和失去?

Miss Wang, a 52-year-old single woman in Wuhan, could not move on after her brother died of Covid-19. She was requesting an apology and compensation from the hospital and government but the effort was in vain. At the same time, she turns to a kind of folklore religion “Guo Yin” to seek comfort.

As a filmmaker from Wuhan, I share the same feeling of loss with Miss Wang. When making this documentary, I am also dealing with my PTSD due to Covid-19. I am hoping to get an answer from Miss Wang about our inability to move on. I want to know how we live with trauma and how we should face death and loss.

導演闡述

Director’s Statement

新冠病毒疫情從武漢開始,迅速蔓延到全球,徹底改變了人們的生活。到現在,首個爆發地武漢的逝者似乎已經被遺忘,而關於疫情的記憶也在被篡改。作為一個親歷疫情的武漢人,我沒有辦法、也不願意選擇遺忘並開始新的生活。

因此,我很自然地靠近本片主人公王姐 – 一個同樣偏執地活在陰影中,並且試圖在民間信仰和社會體制中尋求答案的人。記錄的過程,也是拍攝者與被拍攝者互相陪伴、跨越年齡階層和社會身分來一起探討災難與生命的過程。

目前,本片處於中期製作階段,我想在現有素材的基礎上發展影片的敘事結構,梳理出下一階段拍攝的方向。通過提案大會,我希望能與更多專業人士交流,獲得敘事、下一階段拍攝、後期製作等方面的建議和幫助。

From Wuhan to the whole world, Covid-19 changed everything. But people may have forgotten those who died and lost their families. As a filmmaker from Wuhan, I can not forget and I am not willing to move on.

When I meet Miss. Wang, I feel we are the same kind person, and I have the responsibility to record her actions and thoughts. During the process of filming, we also kept each other company and shared our sorrow and reflections.

This documentary is in the mid-production stage. I want to start the story development based on the one and half years’ footage. I really want to get some advice and help on the story development, editing and producing.

總預算

Total Budget

US $144,000

導演

Director

何浠

Shell HO

何浠曾是一名社會新聞記者,稿件發表於中港臺及國際多家媒體。2020年,轉型成為紀錄片導演後,她繼續關注社會公義和邊緣人群的議題。對她來說,文字或影像都只是工具,重要的是對人性與社會的關心與反思。

Shell HE was a social journalist who has worked for several media platforms around the world. In 2020, due to the COVID-19, she turned to visual storytelling and became an independent documentary filmmaker. News report and documentary are both tools for her to record and reflect on humanity and society.