Name: Rather Be Ashes Than Dust《寧為灰燼》
Start: 2024-10-26T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-26T15:30:00-07:00
Location: VIFF Centre, VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Rather Be Ashes Than Dust《寧為灰燼》

Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement

To commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests.    為念香港反送中運動五週年，溫哥華支援民主運動聯合會將會放映紀錄片《寧為灰燼，不作塵土》來喚起我們的記憶。

VIFF Centre, VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

A documentary “Rather be Ashes than Dust” comes to vancouver at the end of October. The screening will be held at Vancouver International Film Festival Centre (VIFF), 1181 Seymour St. Vancouver. Director Alan Lau will meet virtually with the audiences for Q&amp;A after the screening. Tickets and details are at Eventbrite.紀錄片《寧化飛灰》將會於10 月26日在溫哥華 Vancouver International Film Festival Centre (VIFF), 1181 Seymour St. Vancouver 放映。劉健倫導演更會在放映完畢後綱上與觀眾交流對談。詳情及購票請往 Eventbrite 綱站。Journalists are trained to be objective. How about when working under an authoritarian regime while fearing for your life? Director Alan Lau of the documentary Rather be Ashes than Dust has been working in the filming industry and as a freelance journalist in Hong Kong for 20 years. During the 2019 pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, he captured many protests with his video camera on the streets all over the city. At many chaotic and violent situations, particularly at the scene witnessing police brutality against citizens inside subway cars, he often questioned himself whether he should continue to hold a neutral stand as a professional journalist or follow his heart as an ordinary citizen to give a helping hand to those in distress.In 2020, a year into the protest movement, China imposed the National Security Law on Hong Kong, taking away its judicial independence and the many freedoms, including the freedom of expression, promised by the Joint Declaration when UK turned Hong Kong back to China in 1997. Many journalists had to face a difficult decision: go to prison, shut up, or leave?This film takes the first-person approach to bring out issues that have not been discussed but yet very relevant to reporters on the grounds. When state-sanctioned violence against its citizens has gone out of hand and government is obviously not telling the truth, what is the role for journalists? When injustice is witnessed, should you continue to film as an observer or make a stand? By remaining silent, have you become an accomplice to the perpetrators? If the situation has become life-threatening, should you continue to film?Almost half a year after his soul kept pondering these questions repeatedly at every protest site, Lau was full of guilt and suffered from PTSD. He had no choice but left Hong Kong to UK in 2021. Inspired by the courage of the young people in Hong Kong fighting for freedom, human rights and justice, he spent year and a half to turn thousand hours of video footage into this 2-hour documentary. This film takes the audience back to the scene of the protests from the viewpoint of a journalist at the frontline. Hong Kongers are now being silenced and many of them have lost their freedom. It is a proof of their sacrifices, a piece of history that cannot be denied or rewritten.Rather Be Ashes Than Dust has premiered in film festivals in Korea, New Zealand and Sweden with full houses and numerous praises. VSSDM now brings it to Vancouver at the end of October for the screening. Director Alan Lau will meet virtually with audiences for Q&amp;A after the screening. Hong Library at UT St George. With screening expenses partially sponsored, tickets are pay-as-you-can-afford to encourage more to attend.The documentary has English narration and subtitles. Tickets and details are at Eventbrite. 1pm Sat October 26 at VIFF Centre: <a href="https://ashes-toronto-downtown.eventbrite.ca/" title="https://ashes-toronto-downtown.eventbrite.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ashes-toronto-downtown.eventbrite.ca/</a>Media Coverage<a href="https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2023/10/10/Rather-Be-Ashes-Than-Dust-Alan-Lau-Hong-Kong-documentary-Busan-BIFF/9151696940021/" title="https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2023/10/10/Rather-Be-Ashes-Than-Dust-Alan-Lau-Hong-Kong-documentary-Busan-BIFF/9151696940021/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">‘Rather Be Ashes Than Dust’ is a haunting elegy for Hong Kong</a>Oct 2023 United Press International<a href="https://www.asiamediacentre.org.nz/features/2019-hong-kong-protest" title="https://www.asiamediacentre.org.nz/features/2019-hong-kong-protest" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Must-Watch Documentary: 2019 Hong Kong Riots Raw Footage Transformed into a Powerful Film</a>July 2023 Asia Media Centre 在專制政權下工作，更要擔心自己的生命安全， 受過專業訓練的記者應如何自處？紀錄片《寧化飛灰》導演劉健倫在香港從事電影及紀錄片拍攝近20年，亦為獨立記者。2019年香港反送中運動，他走遍大街小巷拍攝了無數抗爭場面。身處混亂和暴力現場，特別在地鐵車廂目睹警察粗暴毆打市民的一幕，令他不斷反思應否保持記者的專業及中立，抑或聽從內心呼喚向受害人伸出援手。2020年即運動發生一年後，中國對香港實施了《國家安全法》，剝奪香港的司法獨立和許多包括言論的自由，違反了1997年英國將香港移交中國時簽署《中英聯合聲明》的承諾。記者們面對艱難的抉擇：入獄、噤聲或離開？這部紀錄片以第一身方式，提出了一些尚未被討論卻與現場記者息息相關的問題。當公權力虐暴市民的行為已經失控而政府顯然沒有說出實話，記者應担當怎樣的角色？當目睹不公現象時，記者應該以旁觀者的身分繼續拍攝還是挺身而出？若然保持沉默，是否就成為施暴者的幫兇？一旦現場情況已經危及生命，應否繼續拍攝下去？在抗爭現場接近半年不斷面對心靈沖擊，令他充滿內疚及患上創傷後遺症，被迫於2021年離開香港前往英國。劉健倫花上年半時間將過千小時的影像剪輯成兩小時的紀錄片，帶觀眾用前線記者的視角重溫這場運動。他的靈感源自目睹香港年輕人為自由、人權、正義而奮鬥的經歷，香港人現在被迫噤聲，甚且失去自由，紀錄片亦為他們的犠牲作出佐證，不容這段歷史被改寫淹沒。紀錄片在韓國、紐西蘭和瑞典的電影節首映時均座無虛席，大獲好評。本會現已安排《寧化飛灰》於十月底進行加拿大遛溫哥華上映，劉健倫導演更會在放映會後與觀眾網上交流對談。由於影片不可能在香港放映，去年不少港人專程前往韓國釜山電影節觀看該片，身在大溫及鄰近地區的各位請勿錯過溫支聯為大家作出的安排，儘快前往購票。紀錄片為擴大觀眾層面，配上英文旁述及字幕，請廣邀不同族裔背景的親戚朋友同事前往觀看。10月 26 日星期六下午 1 點溫市中心:傳媒報導<a href="https://photonmedia.net/ratherbeashes-busan/" title="https://photonmedia.net/ratherbeashes-busan/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">紀錄片《寧化飛灰》釜山首映｜導演：紀錄真相、紀錄警暴，這就是我能做到的</a>2023年10月光傳媒<a href="https://points-media.com/%e6%9c%80%e6%96%b0/%e5%b0%88%e8%a8%aa%ef%bd%9c%e5%8f%8d%e4%bf%ae%e4%be%8b%e9%81%8b%e5%8b%95%e7%b4%80%e9%8c%84%e7%89%87%e3%80%8a%e5%af%a7%e5%8c%96%e9%a3%9b%e7%81%b0%e3%80%8b%e9%87%9c%e5%b1%b1%e9%9b%bb%e5%bd%b1%e7%af%80/" title="https://points-media.com/%e6%9c%80%e6%96%b0/%e5%b0%88%e8%a8%aa%ef%bd%9c%e5%8f%8d%e4%bf%ae%e4%be%8b%e9%81%8b%e5%8b%95%e7%b4%80%e9%8c%84%e7%89%87%e3%80%8a%e5%af%a7%e5%8c%96%e9%a3%9b%e7%81%b0%e3%80%8b%e9%87%9c%e5%b1%b1%e9%9b%bb%e5%bd%b1%e7%af%80/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">反修例運動紀錄片《寧化飛灰》釜山電影節首映 導演劉健倫：願港人有等待的勇氣</a>2023年10月棱角媒體<a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/language/chinese/zh-hant/podcast-episode/20240707-sunday-interview-rather-be-ashes-than-dust/sn78fg689" title="https://www.sbs.com.au/language/chinese/zh-hant/podcast-episode/20240707-sunday-interview-rather-be-ashes-than-dust/sn78fg689" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">獲獎香港反修例紀錄片《寧化飛灰》在澳上映 導演：冀以前線記者角度紀錄事件始末</a>2023年7月SBS中文電子報

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