A movie released six years ago recently had a real-life finale.
[Lost orphan]The prototype character of Guo Gangtang, with the help of the public security organs, was finally found24 yearsThe son.
In the past 24 years, he has cycled more than 500,000 kilometers on the road, traveled to dozens of provinces, and scrapped 10 motorcycles, never giving up.
Just as the old Lei played by Andy Lau in the movie said,"Only on the road do I feel like a father."…
When the film was released in 2015, Guo Gangtang booked the venue and sat in front of the cinema, crying.
Now, the father received the most fulfilling reply from fate:
The son, who was only two years old when he was lost, grew up safely and healthily, and received a good education.
The reunion of Guo Gangtang’s family of three benefited from the efforts of the public security organs to combat trafficking, and was also related to the social influence of the film "Lost Orphan".
Director Han Sanyuan highly restored Guo Gangtang’s experience of finding children, which aroused widespread concern in the society about anti-trafficking.
Whether it is reminding "parents to take good care of their children" or influencing "human traffickers to commit one less crime", it is worth it.
As a mass medium, film itself has the ability to "intervene in reality and change reality".
It’s short film season.Screening units launched this monthUniversal Film Festival FeaturedAmong them, there are many realistic films such as [Lost Orphan].
They focus on reality, examine reality, reflect reality, and it would be great if they could use images to promote the solution of social problems.
The short film "Reenactment" is well-conceived and reflects another reality with reality.
In one murder case, the female victim was stuffed into a suitcase and transported to the wild.
There, she was muzzled, beaten, raped, and finally sunk in a pond.
The police took the alleged offender to the scene and asked him to recount the crime to the puppet.
The alleged offender calmly explained every step of the crime to the camera of the law enforcement recorder, as if it had nothing to do with him.
There was only one female police officer present, who was occasionally targeted by others.
And by that deadly pond, the policewoman heard the most terrifying words.
The director, Laurinas Barreza, uses the most restrained cinematic vocabulary and tells the story directly, but the situation of the policewoman is like a small pebble accidentally drilled into her shoes, which makes people feel uncomfortable and can’t get rid of it.
The film was shortlisted for the short film competition at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, and also won two awards for Best Short Drama at the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival and Best International Short at the Guanajuato International Film Festival.
The Berlin International Film Festival has long focused on political and social reality films, and the shortlist for "Reenactment" has proved its ability to restore real-world issues.
The director’s first short film, "Poolside", was also a reality film and was shortlisted for the Horizon section of the Venice Film Festival in 2017
It is also a female reality theme, and female directors handle it differently.
The short film "Cornfields" takes place in a turbulent and dangerous India for women.
There was a "black bus case" that the world will never forget.
The protagonist of "Cornfield" is a mother of two children, young and beautiful.
From time to time, male gazes descended on her, such as strangers smoking in abandoned buildings and shepherds looking malicious on the ridges.
Her husband is lazy and has a temper and never takes her seriously.
The entire family’s livelihood depended on her alone, including the corn field that was only missing their harvest.
When her husband angrily asked her when she was going to harvest, she would reply, "Not yet."
Surprisingly, the cornfield turned out to be her last remaining plot.
Indian version"Jiu’er"He embarked on a different path from Jiu’er in [Red Sorghum].
There are not many dialogues in the short films, but they are all very concise and vivid, and they hit the nail on the head.
Close-up shots contain multiple metaphors, adding to the film’s finesse and suspense.
The film won the Best International Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Leeds International Film Festival Louis Prince Special Mention Award, both of which are known for their eclecticism and the discovery of new directors.
It has also been shortlisted for the Sundance Film Festival, the London Film Festival, and the Telluride Film Festival, which support independent films and awards season hits.
"Unexpected Out of Control" is as small as big as "Cornfield", fixing the camera on the street with the most human fireworks.
The first three minutes are full of voiceovers, street lights are on at night, and people sit in front of stalls eating and chatting.
However, not everyone is fortunate enough to enjoy ordinary human fireworks.
The fixed camera slowly focuses on three middle-aged men who have no worries about life. They rub and collide with various little people on the street, and a series of highly dramatic short stories take place.
The cruel reality is far beyond the fixed lens, and through side description and auxiliary narrative, the folded real world is unfolded, leaving the audience to feel it for themselves.
The short film won the 51st in one fell swoopCannes International Film FestivalDirector’s biweekly short film Eli Award,"Director’s Fortnight"The unit is the purest, most innovative and exploratory unit in Cannes, with a particular preference for dexterous and innovative short films like "Unexpected Out of Control".
At the same time, the short film has also been shortlisted for the Locarno International Film Festival, the Busan International Film Festival, and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, a number of internationally influential film festivals.
Among them, the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival includes"Short Film Cannes"It is said that the gold content is evident.
Some short films focus on real-world issues that have been around for a long time and are becoming more and more serious, such as "Skin Color".
Blacks and whites are opposing groups simply because of their skin color.
The white group in the short film is centered on Jeff, a violent and defiant father.
He has an unconditional dislike for black people, and even interprets black people’s kind smiles at their sons as provocative.
Therefore, he called his white friends and punched and kicked him in front of his black son and wife.
After hitting the black man, he poured milky milk on the black man’s face.
As for the black community, they had suffered an inexplicable insult. Of course, they could not let it go.
This is a wonderfulrevengeStory.
There were gunshots, gasps, screams in the night, and an unexpected subversion at the end.
The narrative rhythm of the short film is relaxed and the structure is neat, and it won the 91st sessionOscar GoldLike Award for BestLive Action ShortIt is an authoritative determination of the quality of short films.
Director Guy Natifer later adapted the short film into a feature film, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and won the Fabissey International Film Critics Award.
The practical issues discussed in the short film "The Gift" are still intense in 2021.
In May, the conflict between Palestine and Israel escalated, with nearly 1,750 rockets reported by the Israeli military alone.
"The Gift" takes a more concrete perspective, showing us how a family living on the Palestinian border lives.
Palestinian supplies are in short supply, and every time the family purchases daily necessities, they have to cross the layers of questioning at border checkpoints and go to another city.
This day was the couple’s wedding anniversary, and the lovely daughter made a list and went shopping with her father.
But the soldiers on duty were unruly and unreasonable, so they detained their father for a while before releasing him.
The daughter is anxiously waiting for her father
The father and daughter also had a large refrigerator on their shopping list that day. It was a gift for their mother.
The journey home was destined to be difficult.
The mood of the whole film is like a spring that is stretched to the extreme, just a little bit, and it completely collapses.
The director waddles along like a tightrope walker, probing until the film’s final climax.
The film receivedBAFTA AwardsBest British Live Action Short Film, Brooklyn Film Festival Audience Choice Award, and"Short Film Cannes"Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Audience’s Choice Award, also nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.
The British Academy Film Awards, known as the "British Oscars", are awarded to countries around the world.
The double Oscars affirm the quality of the film.
And many audience choice awards also demonstrate that the social reality reflected in the short film has aroused deep resonance in the hearts of the audience.
In addition to the aforementioned short video,Universal Film Festival FeaturedOther short films in the unit also come from world-renowned film festivals such as the Venice International Film Festival, the Cannes International Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in France.
The best award-winning short films from all over the world can be found here.
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