All There Well Be
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Country/Region:
China Mainland
Release Year: 2020
Release Year: 2020
Story:
This time, Jiang and his team spent two years filming a group of people with mental disabilities, who are commonly considered special and vulnerable, in a nonprofit institution in Beijing. In All there will be, the audience will witness the uncontrollable daily life of the mentally disabled and the immeasurable efforts, extraordinary patience and love the assistants put into their work. This is a story of the mentally disabled obtaining basic human rights and making efforts to live on their own.
This time, Jiang and his team spent two years filming a group of people with mental disabilities, who are commonly considered special and vulnerable, in a nonprofit institution in Beijing. In All there will be, the audience will witness the uncontrollable daily life of the mentally disabled and the immeasurable efforts, extraordinary patience and love the assistants put into their work. This is a story of the mentally disabled obtaining basic human rights and making efforts to live on their own.
Casts & Crews:
Jiang Nengjie
Directors
Runtime:
81
minutes
Subtitles:
Chinese, English
Director‘s Statement:
Every time being introduced, I always like to add one more sentence – “I am just a film maker.”. The subjects I choose are often about the society, the vulnerable and the disadvantaged, or people whose voice are barely heard by the public. I make non-profit films to record, disseminate, and make their voices heard.
Every time somebody asked me why I chose to make non-profit films, I had to think about ir for a while. I just love making films. It’s just like falling in love with someone. This kind of love cannot be explained.
In 2016, I was honored to be selected as a “Ginkgo Partner”. We had a study project overseas. Another partner, Feng Lu, who focused on services for the mentally disabled and I both participated in the study tours in Japan and Australia. We visited institutions for the disabled, experienced their services and how the urban construction took care of the disabled, and deeply appreciated their care for the disadvantaged, especially in Japan. Of course, the attitude towards the vulnerable represents a nation’s degree of civilization.
Feng Lu and I were deeply touched during the study tours and talked a lot, which led to our cooperation. The shooting started at the end of 2018 and went on gradually for almost two years. Then came the outbreak of COVID-19 and the shooting team couldn’t go out, so I started the rough cut of nearly two hundred hours of material. The pandemic is a landmark event which marks an era, so the recording of it seems momentous. I arranged the follow-up shootings while carrying on the post-production.
During the shooting, there was a short story that impressed me deeply. A mother took her mentally disabled son to KFC or McDonald’s to buy food. There was a big queue. The boy was a big fan of Coca Cola and couldn’t wait any longer. So, he took the coke from the table beside him and drank it, resulting in a conflict with the owner of the coke. His mother noticed it and hurried over to apologize and explain. Some people around kept away and some were watching, but no one came up to speak up for them. In the end, the customer still felt offended and called the police. I was thinking about how this mother would feel when going home, and how much pressure and courage she must overcome and have to take her son out next time.
According to the data of the 2nd national population census, the total number of people with disabilities in China is 82.96 million, accounting for about 6% of the country’s total population. Some people may say that it is not common to see this group in our lives. As I see it, it depends on everyone's attitude towards this group, whether you discriminate against them or treat them differently, whether you give them sufficient tolerance, and whether the society cares more for them.
I don’t want more mentally disabled people to shut themselves in their rooms. I hope that more of them will come out and enjoy the sunshine and freedom. This is also an important aim for me to make films of this subject.
Last but not least, I want to say that everyone has a mouth, which is not only for eating, but also for speaking. To me, making non-profit films is a way to speak. I hope my works can enhance the understanding, respect and trust between people.
Thanks to every contributing member who make this film happen.
Every time somebody asked me why I chose to make non-profit films, I had to think about ir for a while. I just love making films. It’s just like falling in love with someone. This kind of love cannot be explained.
In 2016, I was honored to be selected as a “Ginkgo Partner”. We had a study project overseas. Another partner, Feng Lu, who focused on services for the mentally disabled and I both participated in the study tours in Japan and Australia. We visited institutions for the disabled, experienced their services and how the urban construction took care of the disabled, and deeply appreciated their care for the disadvantaged, especially in Japan. Of course, the attitude towards the vulnerable represents a nation’s degree of civilization.
Feng Lu and I were deeply touched during the study tours and talked a lot, which led to our cooperation. The shooting started at the end of 2018 and went on gradually for almost two years. Then came the outbreak of COVID-19 and the shooting team couldn’t go out, so I started the rough cut of nearly two hundred hours of material. The pandemic is a landmark event which marks an era, so the recording of it seems momentous. I arranged the follow-up shootings while carrying on the post-production.
During the shooting, there was a short story that impressed me deeply. A mother took her mentally disabled son to KFC or McDonald’s to buy food. There was a big queue. The boy was a big fan of Coca Cola and couldn’t wait any longer. So, he took the coke from the table beside him and drank it, resulting in a conflict with the owner of the coke. His mother noticed it and hurried over to apologize and explain. Some people around kept away and some were watching, but no one came up to speak up for them. In the end, the customer still felt offended and called the police. I was thinking about how this mother would feel when going home, and how much pressure and courage she must overcome and have to take her son out next time.
According to the data of the 2nd national population census, the total number of people with disabilities in China is 82.96 million, accounting for about 6% of the country’s total population. Some people may say that it is not common to see this group in our lives. As I see it, it depends on everyone's attitude towards this group, whether you discriminate against them or treat them differently, whether you give them sufficient tolerance, and whether the society cares more for them.
I don’t want more mentally disabled people to shut themselves in their rooms. I hope that more of them will come out and enjoy the sunshine and freedom. This is also an important aim for me to make films of this subject.
Last but not least, I want to say that everyone has a mouth, which is not only for eating, but also for speaking. To me, making non-profit films is a way to speak. I hope my works can enhance the understanding, respect and trust between people.
Thanks to every contributing member who make this film happen.
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Jiang Nengjie
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