ON A CHILD 谈《金童闭女》2014
I am doing a new film called “A Child”.
Meaning it could be interpreted as “One Child Policy” in China as a child,
or it could be autistic child, or in other word, it could be artistic child.
I always like to play little pun there
Autism is a huge problem here in China.
Probably it becomes a world phenomenon right now.
People are confronted with daily choices of how to carry on, particularly the parents.
You know the autistic children, they are living in their own world.
I am not so sure they are suffering.
We always tend to be sympathetic,
but maybe they are enjoying themselves.
It is the parents who are undergoing tremendous stress or challenges.
Some women become the single mother.
Some father left their family. I heard story of that.
There are also good stories of fathers taking on their responsibilities even more than the mother.
CELEBRATION OF UNIQUENESS
This autistic subject matter deals with loneliness too.
It deals with how society sees or reacts to this unique group of people
who have their unique identity.
The more I do this story, the more I feel closer to the subject matter.
I feel like I am celebrating autism almost.
I am not taking a sympathetic approach saying
“Poor kids, help them, donate”
I really look at them with great appreciation.
Many of them they are very artistic.
I am not so sure autism is or should to be characterized as a disease
although it certainly is.
From the medical point of view, something happened with their nerves in the mind.
No one is sure about what would be the cure, or there is no cure actually.
I think those autistic children should be celebrated.
Again, unique people should be celebrated.
Individual has to be preserved.
Unique voice has to be heard.
I think that’s probably the theme of my film.
I just want to see someone different coming out, being celebrated.
If anyone want to be part of group, like hiding out there, I don’t want tell that story.
I actually need to learn more about Chinese harmony,
the so-called Chinese harmony
我的新作品名字是 A 童
A 童可代表中国的独生子女政策的独生子女
A又代表艺术 也可代表自闭
我给电影取名往往赋予以双重/多重意思
自闭症在中国是个巨大问题
它也是世界范围疾病
自闭家庭每日面临生存挑战 尤其家长
孩子生活在自己的世界里
他们不见得受苦
我们总是动则同情他们
也许他们自得其乐呢
但他们的家长深受重压
有些母亲一人照顾孩子
我听到有一些父亲离家出走
但也有父亲比母亲更承担责任的好故事
为个性喝彩
我在自闭主题中再次探讨孤独
片中体现社会如何看待和对待这组特殊人群
这组人群有鲜明的特性
随着拍片深入我对自闭主题越来越亲近
我好像在为这组人喝彩
我的影片没有采用同情的态度
我没有说“可怜的孩子 救救他们 大家捐款吧”
我用赞赏的目光注视他们
很多孩子很有艺术天赋
也许我们不应把自闭症纯看作一种病
尽管它的确是一种病
虽然从医学上讲 自闭儿的大脑神经受阻
至今无人找出治愈方案 甚至不可治愈
我们认为我们应该欣赏自闭儿童
个性应得到尊重和保护
独特声音必须发声
这就是我电影的主题
我希望看到与众不同的个人站出来我们为他/她喝彩
我不会关注那些混在人群中的人
也许我应更多学习中国和谐
中国文化中的所谓“和谐”