澐澐

澐澐  When the Tide Rises 
姜智佳
中國 / 2021 / Color / 23mins
身為同性戀人的顧半夏與鄭綏安從孤兒院中收養了10歲的女孩小艾,然而,面對世俗眼光與觀念傳統的父母的強硬反對,顧半夏內心備受煎熬,她開始重新思考家庭與收養之於她的意義。然而顧半夏內心的糾葛,同樣為鄭綏安與小艾帶來了不安。
 
關於導演
姜智佳,目前就讀於南加州大學的電影學院,專業為電影與電視製作專業,輔修藝術史。在洛杉磯生活的四年間,逐漸對性別敘事產生極大的興趣,並不斷尋求探索以亞裔為主體的多元性故事。
 
Homosexuality was depathologized in China in 2002, but it still remained a taboo for most people. Homosexual lovers still live in the shadow of marginalization, defending their silent love against the prying gazes.
It is also in this year that Xia Gu and Amber Zheng, two lesbian lovers, chose to adopt 10-year-old Ellie from the orphanage.
Yet facing the strong opposition from her traditional parents, Xia is torn in half and forced to rethink what a family truly means to her. At the same time, her self-doubt also stirs up insecurities inside Amber and Ellie. When she decides to return to hometown to take care of her suicidal mother, tension in this newly formed family mounts up once again…
 
About the Director
Currently an undergraduate of Fine Arts at University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts, majoring in Film & Television Production and minoring in Art History. During Jiang’s 4 years in Los Angeles, she started to grow interest in a gendered narrative and has kept exploring diverse stories featuring Asian characters.