Hi All! In this video I share some background about the genesis of my short film Ahma and Alan and some of the reasons why it took so long to finally get the film out. Text for the video below in English/中文。
大家好，這影片裡我分享阿嬤與阿倫的原創靈感背景和為什麼花那麼長時間才公開了。視頻字幕以下。
Ahma and Alan, full film now on Omeleto!
阿嬤與阿倫正片在Omeleto! : http://omeleto.com/258287/
Ahma & Alan started as a short story loosely based on my experience almost getting deported from Taiwan. After a successful festival run through a pandemic (with one in-person screening Seattle Asian American Film Festival prior to lockdowns), I’m happy to announce that the short film is now available on Youtube via Omeleto, an amazing platform that features award winning short films from around the world. The link is in my instagram bio and in the description below.
For the past two years, I felt stuck. I wasn’t sure how to release the film. I felt drained by the pandemic, by the attacks happening against Asian people in the U.S., by my own thoughts. However, if these past few years have taught me anything, it’s that stories are essential. They help us understand ourselves and others. Stories build empathy. I felt I couldn’t delay any longer.
Thank you to everyone that made this film possible through donations, equipment, locations, advice, encouragement…thank you. I’ll be releasing more photos and videos over the next few weeks related to the film, so look out for that. To watch the whole film, click the link in the bio. If you could give this film a like and share it with a loved one, that’d be greatly appreciated.
阿嬤與阿倫最初是我寫的短篇故事稍微跟我在台灣差點被驅逐出的經驗有關係。在疫情中經歷了影展巡迴（在封鎖前有一次親自在西雅圖亞裔電影節放映），我很高興地宣布，這部短片現在可以通過Omeleto在Youtube上觀看，這是一個了不起的平台，展示來自世界各地的獲獎短片。連結在我的Instagram簡歷。
過去兩年了，我感覺被卡住了。我不確定如何發布這部短片。我對這種大流行病、對在美國發生的針對亞洲人的攻擊、對我自己的疑惑感到疲憊。然而，經理過這幾年我學到不少，一個就是故事是必不可少的。它們幫助我們了解自己和他人。故事建立了同情心。我覺得我不能再拖延下去了。
感謝所有支持者。您們給的的捐贈、設備、地點、建議、鼓勵使這部電影成為真實的......謝謝您們。在接下來的幾周，我將發布更多與本片有關的照片和視頻，敬請關注。要觀看整部影片，請點擊簡歷中的鏈接。如果你能給這部影片一個贊，並與所愛的人分享，那將是非常感激的。