Post: 柜族 Chinese Closet

2011年5月31日

柜族 Chinese Closet

 

柜族Chinese Closet
片长(Length):88mins
对白(Dialog):普通话Mandarin 英文English
字幕(Subtitle):中英 Chinese/English
完成时间(Year):2010e):
导演(Director):范坡坡 Fan Popo
制片人(Producer):David Cheng
制作机构(Production Company):中国酷儿独立影像小组 Chian Queer Independent Films

故事梗概:
在中国大陆的同志族群中,大多数人都还藏在柜子里。朋友、家庭、社会厖各方面的压力,让柜门紧锁。影片采访了十几位出柜同志,他们有的经历过歧视、压制甚至暴力,但也有感动、成长和理解。更有同志妈妈吴幼坚,坚定的站在同志孩子的身边。
出柜潮流来了!今天你出柜了吗?

柜族 2

柜族 2

Synopsis:
A large majority of LGBT people in mainland China remain in the closet. Most of these closet doors are kept tightly shut by pressure from friends, family, and society itself. This documentary hopes to explore the experience of coming out in China through a series of interviews with out homosexuals. The interviews touch upon the discrimination, suppression, and even violence they have endured as well as the touching moments where they experienced compassion and understanding. The documentary also covers gay rights activist and proud mother of a homosexual, Wu Youjian, who stands strongly by her son and other gay men in full support.

Out is the new in! Will you come out today?

范坡坡

 

导演简历:
同志导演、作家、活动家。
1985年出生,毕业于北京电影学院。
曾出版《春光乍泄:百部同志电影全记录》
曾获智行基金同性恋议题论文奖三等奖(《从女权主义角度分析电影中的女同性恋形象》),新浪博客大赛二等奖(《同志放轻松》)
2008年开始,策划中国酷儿影像巡回展,足迹遍布中国二十几个城市。曾赴台北、哥本哈根、洛杉矶等同志活动、机构进行参访交流。
作品列表(作为导演):
2008年,《好日子》,96分钟,第5届中国纪录片交流周
《载歌载舞化隆县》,28分钟,第4届世界城市论坛
《台北:彩虹之城》,10分钟,第1届中国酷儿影像巡回展
2009年,《新前门大街》,18分钟,第4届北京酷儿影展,第29届温哥华国际电影节,第21届香港同志影展,第3届亚洲酷儿影展(东京)。
2010年,《柜族》,88分钟,第2届中国酷儿影像巡回展,2010亚洲热门电影节(柏林),第11届首尔独立纪录片影展。
《纸房子》,20分钟,2010广州纪录片交流大会。

Bio-filmography of Director:
Fan Popo

Gay film maker, Writer, Activist.
Born in 1985, graduated from Beijing Film Academy.

Published Happy Together: Complete Record of a Hundred Queer Films (Beifang Wenyi Press, 2007).
Third Prize in the LGBT Research Paper Prize, Chi-Heng Foundation;
Second Prize in the sina.com’s parize for online video;
Participation in directing China Queer Film Festival Tour in over twenty major cities in China since 2008. International exchange in Taipei, Copenhagen, Los Angeles etc.

List of works (as director):
2008 The Good Days, 96mins, the 5th China Documentary Film Festival;
From Tsinghua to Qinghai, 28mins, the World Urban Forum IV;
Taipei: city of rainbow, 10mins, the 1st China Queer Film Festival Tour.
2009 New Beijing, New Marriage, 18mins, the 4th Beijing Queer Film Festival, the 29th Vancouver International Film Festival; 21st Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival; 3rd Asian Queer Film Festival (Tokyo).
2010Chinese Closet, 88mins, the 2nd China Queer Film Festival Tour; 2011 Asian Hotshot Festival (Berlin); 11 th Seoul Independent DOcumentary Film & Video Festival.
Paper House, 20mins, 2010 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival.

导演阐述:
出柜对于大多数中国同志来说,仍然不是轻松的一件事情。特别是延续香火的传统观念,让家庭压力变得尤其沉重,这个议题可以说是当下同志人群生存环境最大的考验之一。在中国酷儿影像巡回展的过程中,我记录了很多出柜同志的悲欢离合,想与大家分享。
很巧合的是,就在影片制作的期间,我也被逼向家人出柜了。虽说这是我认为必经的一条路,但还是让自己感到惊心动魄。我更加真切地感受到,受访主人公当时的遭遇。

Director’s Statement:
For most homosexuals living in China, coming out of the closet is not a simple matter. Families place great pressure on sons to carry on their family name. Breaking this strong rooted, traditional concept of marrying and producing an heir is one of the hardest tests for homosexuals in China.

I would like to share with you the joys and sorrows of the many out homosexuals that I recorded during the China Queer Film Festival Tour.

Coincidently, during the filming of this documentary, I too came out to my family. While I believe this to be a necessary step in my life, it was still a soul stirring experience, and one that allowed me to more realistically capture the heroes and their own coming out stories in this film.