Students in the 4th year Video Workshop I course have produced 9 short films around the theme of “Macau, Migration and Mobilities.” They will screen from 6pm-9pm in the Student Union Theatre (E31) on November 30th. Each film addresses issues around the experience of immigrating to Macao and finding a way to move around and integrate into the city.
Title: KITE / 風箏
Film Description:
The film, KITE tells the story of Jiale and her struggles with her controlling mother. Like a floating kite, Jiale’s mother keeps pulling her back down to earth. Behind Jiale’s troubles, are the previous struggles of her mother. What once happened to the mother is now happening to the daughter. Jiale’s controlled life is the continuation of the broken relationship between her mother and grandmother. This film is a reflection on the relationship between these three generations.
該片主要講述女主人公嘉樂為了擺脫媽媽的控制，從迷惘、掙扎，到妥協、無力的過程。風箏寓意著女兒；而媽媽卻是那個一直拖著風箏走的人。在嘉樂陷入迷宮的背後，是媽媽曾經妥協的人生。這是一個屬於三代人的人生折射，家庭三代人被同一種觀念束縛在一起，曾經發生在媽媽身上的事情，如今同樣地發生在女兒身上。其實，嘉樂被控制的人生的背後，是媽媽和外婆破碎關係的延續。
Title: Escape / 逃
Film Description:
In the late 1990s, a couple from mainland China fled to Macao due to family conflicts with their parents and social policies at the time. A pregnant wife came to Macao alone to give birth and raise her baby. However, as the children grow up, the intergenerational conflict between children and parents reappears in the absence of family education and communication. Is the answer to escape again?
上世紀九十年代末，一對身處內地的夫婦，因與上一代的家庭矛盾，和當時的社會政策，而離家出走來到澳門。懷孕的妻子隻身來到澳門生養孩子。然而隨著孩子漸漸長大，孩子與父母的代溝和矛盾，在缺失的家庭教育和交流下，又重新上演。逃，究竟是不是再一次的答案…
Title: Two / 貳鄉人
Film Description:
Born and raised in the rural area of Guangdong, Wei, together with his son Tong Tong, embarked on the journey to his deceased wife’s hometown, Macau. In the lavish city of Macau, outsiders like them are an insignificant speck of dust, quietly swept away in the darkest and narrowest corner. They struggled and muddled through, just for a chance that someday they will be accepted by this city.
來自廣東農村的阿偉帶著兒子東東，踏上前往亡妻故鄉澳門的旅途。他們在奢靡的城市中載浮載沈，只為被這座城市所接納。逼仄、窘迫、黑暗的角落，異鄉的他們卑微如塵埃，悄無聲息地隱沒在城市之中…
Title: Nowhere To Go / 旱地烏龜
Film Description:
Under the strict daily control of her mother, Betty chose to run away from home in an attempt to seek temporary freedom. At the same time, a young man, Lloyd also escaped to Macau. Their similar childhood experiences let two lonely people who come from different cities gradually get close to each other. In this strange city, they accompany each other, indulge together, struggle in confusion and despair, and then compromise.
在母親日復一日嚴苛的管控下，女孩選擇離家出走，來試圖尋求短暫的自由；與此同時，逃亡途中的男人也來到了澳門。相似的成長經歷，意外地讓兩個孤單的「異鄉人」慢慢靠近。在這座陌生小城裡，他們相互陪伴，在迷惘和絕望中放縱、掙扎，然後妥協… …
Title: There is no alternative / 別無選擇
Film Description:
There is no alternative is a reference to the classic line and style of Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady,” which represents stubbornness and the will to “never compromise.”
The main conflict is between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who are from mainland and Hong Kong respectively. Their values and lifestyles are essentially antithetical. Macau is a place of balanced compromise, where Chinese and Western culture coexist; but the two have come to Macau without knowing how to concede, which compels their son and husband Tai Man to be caught in a family dilemma and leaves him with no alternative.
「別無選擇」，來自「鐵娘子」撒切爾夫人的經典台詞及作風「There Is No Alternative」，意味著頑固，絕不妥協。片中的主要矛盾為奶奶劉芷蘭和新抱羅永晴之間，相差甚遠的價值觀及生活方式所產生的衝突，兩者分別來自大陸和香港，來到澳門這個「折衷之地」的時候，卻從不懂得「妥協」，凡事絕不讓步，使甲之兒子，乙之丈夫陳大文陷入家庭鬧劇，最終使他「別無選擇」。
Title: Swing / 鞦韆
Film Description:
Carson and Nicole initially met through playing online games together, and then they became close friends who talked about everything. However, what they don’t know is that they are classmates in real life. After working on a group project together, they get to know each other, become friends in real life and soon fall in love; but eventually they come into conflict due to their different values and goals for the future.
男女主角初時因線上遊戲一起打機而結緣，之後成為無話不談的好友，卻不知在現實中他們更是同學。在一次小組功課中互相認識，之後慢慢相知、相戀，但最後雙方因價值觀和目標不同而產生分歧。
Title: Anonymous / 匿名
Film Description:
Joe is a college student living an ordinary life, however, one thing makes him feel different and unaccepted by the world. The difference is that he likes boys, which makes him ostracized from the society in which he lives. Hao, a bright and handsome student at the same university, has his own secret. However, he does not dare to reveal his secret not even once. An encounter on the Internet allowed both of them to reveal their hearts to each other in an anonymous way. The anonymity of the online world is an island. What is the story when their anonymous secrets are exposed in real life?
阿周是一名大學生，在日常生活中，他有著和別人一樣的生活，只有一點，讓他覺得自己沒有被世界所接受。不同的是，他喜歡男孩，這使他在生活中受到排斥和批評。阿豪，一個聰明英俊的大學生，跟阿周在同一所大學，有自己的秘密。然而，在生活中，他一點也不敢透露自己的秘密。兩個生活中的好朋友在網上的一次偶然相遇，讓他們在虛擬世界中以一種匿名的方式互訴衷情。匿名的網絡世界是一座孤島。匿名的秘密暴露於現實生活中，會變成怎樣的故事？
Title: Neon Lights / 霓虹燈
Film Description:
Zhihao grew up with divorced parents. When he was younger, his only escape was spending time with his tutor. Many years later, Zhihao cross-paths with his tutor who is now his university professor. On the surface she seems happily married, but underneath the façade she’s a victim of domestic violence from her husband. When the two are together, they fill the vacancy in each other’s hearts.
志浩自小家庭離異，成長中只有補習姐姐的陪伴。數年過去，補習姐姐成為年輕的已婚大學教授，表面同丈夫生活美滿，奈何長期受著丈夫家庭暴力的傷害。兩人重遇，大家暗地裏都覺得對方可以填補自己內心的空缺。
Title: Lovers / 戀人
Film Description:
The plot involves the love story of Amy, a rural girl who immigrates to Macau. Amy and Paul grow up in a rural area of Mainland China, and marry each other following their parents’ arrangements. The lovers move to Macau to pursue a bright future after getting married; however, Paul focuses too much on his career, which makes Amy feel empty. She meets a woman named Jackie, and her mood changes.
Because of the traditional upbringing she experienced in the Mainland, Amy has been suppressing her true feelings. The change in her environment has changed her mental journey.
講述移民到澳門的鄉村女孩Amy的愛情故事。Amy和Paul於內地農村成長，遵循父母的安排結為夫婦。婚後移民到澳門定居，但Paul只專注於事業，令Amy感到空虛。後來認識了Jackie，在她的陪伴下，Amy的心境產生微妙的變化。由於內地的傳統封建思想令Amy一直抑壓自己的真實情感，而環境的轉變，也改變了她的心路歷程.
