电影如蝴蝶,漂亮而短寿。千机万变抓住美好固已难能可贵,留住永恒之美,庶几无憾。印度气候潮热,多亏人称「奈尔先生」的印度电影保育之父,无数濒临损毁边缘的珍贵作品,得以保存修复。由门票收藏家变身菲林卫士,不避跋涉直入穷乡挽救烟没的电影,奈尔走过的路可有十万八千里?看着旧片重 温、各式制作公司商标的片头蒙太奇,印度电影史彷佛就在经他保留的影框之间无言揭示。遑论波兰大师赞禄西、斯里兰卡国宝培里斯等锦上添花的访谈,直构一场知性大丰收。 Henri Langlois, the French film preservation pioneer, had it easy compared to P. K. Nair. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India, has been instrumental in salvaging his country's cinematic heritage, from early silent films to regional cinema to even popular Hindi movies. He has also been a teacher to a host of filmmakers, including this documentary's director. Heartfelt and illuminating, this is a celebration of cinema and a man who spends his life safeguarding film for future generations.
目前世界上有许多国家的民主从内部遭受迫害,在某些国家,民主甚至遭到千刀万剐而在垂死之中。在亚洲的菲律宾,新闻人玛莉亚瑞萨(Maria Ressa)带领新闻平台拉普勒团队(Rappler)一同捍卫民主,对抗以暴制暴的杜特蒂总统(Duterte)。在他掀起的毒品战争里,成千上万人命丧特别行动队之手,国家陷入杜特蒂的独裁统治中。玛莉亚是这场不公不义战役的最后一位女性守护者,以其坚持守护民主获《时代》杂志评为2018年年度风云人物。 事实真相、一流的新闻素养和良善就是她的防卫盾牌。她成为政府用法律来抹黑的目标人物,两度遭到监禁。杜特蒂将社交媒体和法律作为武器来控制国家,脸书网军在网络及现实生活中肉搜她,要她噤声。制作团队花了一年多时间跟拍玛莉亚和她的团队,直击所遭受的威胁及幕后工作状况。透过受害者、躲藏起来的关键政治人物以及行刑队成员现身说法,描绘出杜特蒂总统之毒品战争的真相。 “When I look back a decade from now, I want to make sure I have done all I can. We will not duck, we will not hide, we will hold the line.“ – Maria Ressa 「希望十年后回头来看,我能确定我已经尽力了。我们不会退缩、不会躲藏,我们会坚持下去 。」-玛莉亚瑞萨