Special Screening of Plastic China (塑料王國) (2018-04-10)

《塑料王國》特別放映  Special Screening of Plastic China
2018.04.10 | 4:10pm – 6:00pm
香港中文大學鄭裕彤樓1號演講廳 Lecture Theatre 1, Cheng Yu Tung Building, CUHK
 
*導演王久良將出席放映會，由胡嘉明教授主持問答環節。
*Followed by a Q & A session with director Wang Jiuliang moderated by Prof. Wu Ka-ming.
 
《塑料王國》Plastic China
中國 China | 2017 | 82 min
普通話及中國方言對白，英文字幕In Putonghua, with English subtitles
 
繼2012年《垃圾圍城》，王久良再花五年拍攝中國環境另一「絕望真相」：世界最大回收塑料進口國。塑料回收產業既給「世界工廠」帶來低廉原料，同時亦帶來巨大環境災難。紀錄片聚焦在有30多年舊塑料加工歷史的沿海小鎮，人物是「塑料王國」中成長的依姐，她的童年充斥著世界各地的塑膠垃圾。拍攝四年間，她不斷試圖擺脫眼前困境，渴望和一般孩子一樣上學、交朋友，但她的命運，不像廢塑料有回收重生的機會，卻如同被邊緣化的回收產業一樣，等待某世代的文明良心發現。影片在各大影展好評如潮，但「塑料王國」四字卻成為大陸網絡的敏感詞。
 
Approximately ten million tons of plastic waste are imported into China annually to be recycled as raw materials for its factories. Plastic China portrays one of the many families that live and work in plastic recycling workshops across China. While her father spends his wages on alcohol, 11-year-old Yijie’s only form of education is learning the English letters on the waste. Meanwhile, the owner of the workshop risks his health by working day and night in order to save money for a car – considered a symbol of success in society. The film raises important and urgent questions about the price of modernization – even if the wealthy and the powerful have no interest in answering them.
 
活動以普通話進行。歡迎參與。費用全免。敬請於4月8月或以前登記。
Conducted in Putonghua. All are welcome. Free admission. Kindly register by 8 April 2018.
www.cuhk.edu.hk/crs/ccs
 
Public Screening of Plastic China:
李秀嫻，〈《塑料王國》導演王久良 揭廢塑圍堵中國〉，《經濟日報》，2018年4月20日。（見附件）
梁仲禮，〈廢膠達人王久良導演 被遺棄的一角震撼世界〉，《明報》，2018年4月15日。
黎國威，〈爬垃圾山的人──《垃圾圍城》與《塑料王國》的「廢品生活」〉
 
International Workshop on Environmental Humanities in Asia
董牧孜，〈歷史學家杜贊奇：以循環歷史挑戰發展主義〉，《01哲學》網站：https://www.hk01.com/哲學/180011/歷史學家杜贊奇-以循環歷史挑戰發展主義丨董牧孜

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Organized by MA in Intercultural Studies and the Centre for Cultural Studies, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Sponsored by Research Summit Series and Faculty of Arts