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獨立影像中的宗教:中國社會的信仰圖景

Arwen Li, Ph.D. 13 films

“未知生,焉知死"體現了中國文化中對終極問題的迴避。在主流影像中,宗教與超越性經驗往往缺席,但關於苦難、死亡與救贖的追問從未消失,而是在獨立影像中獲得表達。本策展通過一系列涵蓋基督教、薩滿教、藏傳佛教及民間信仰的作品,勾勒當代中國社會複雜而隱秘的信仰圖景。

基督教影像構成重要線索。從《尋找林昭的靈魂》中以信仰對抗極權的見證,到《房山教堂》《傳道人》對基層教會日常的記錄,再到《家園》呈現跨國宗教網絡,信仰既是倫理支撐,也是社會關係的紐帶。在甘小二的劇情片《山清水秀》《舉自塵土》《在期待之中》中,宗教深度嵌入貧困、疾病與婚姻等日常困境之中,成為個體理解與承受現實的重要方式;而紀錄片《教堂電影院》則揭示了一種微妙的張力——試圖記錄中國福音狀況的知識分子影像,與普通信徒所期待的"福音電影"之間,存在着明顯錯位。

與此同時,紀錄片《神翳》《跳大神》《神仙代言人》展現薩滿與靈媒實踐在現代社會中的延續與變形,劇情片《吾神》《北方一片蒼茫》以魔幻方式呈現對現實秩序的挑戰。邊地影像如《曠野歌聲》《麥地沖的歌聲》與《絳紅森林》則從族群與修行角度,呈現信仰與生命經驗的深度交織。短片《爺爺,我該何去何從》進一步將問題引向個體層面,呈現當代年輕人在死亡焦慮中的精神探尋。

這些作品共同表明,在一個被界定為"無神論"的社會中,信仰並未消失,而是以多種形式持續存在。獨立影像為這些難以言說的精神經驗提供了可見的空間,使信仰在沉默之中得以發聲。此外,因版權或許可限制,片單中的部分影片暫未能於 CathayPlay 平台上線觀看,包括:《家園》(趙大勇,2011)、《麥地沖的歌聲》(胡傑,2016)、《北方一片蒼茫》(蔡成傑,2017)以及《絳紅森林》(金華青,2024)。

未上線影片列表:

  1. 家園(趙大勇,2011)

在流動、邊界與制度壓力之間,信仰成為非洲移民群體維繫共同體與“家園”想象的紐帶。

  1. 麥地沖的歌聲(胡傑,2016)

大山深處的基督教聖歌,不僅迴響着苗族信仰的歷史,也見證着族群記憶與現實變遷。

  1. 北方一片蒼茫(蔡成傑,2017)

在荒誕與魔幻之間,導演以冷靜而剋制的電影語言,逼近北方鄉村沉重而幽暗的現實。

  1. 絳紅森林(金華青,2024)

影片將鏡頭對準藏地覺姆,記錄她們漫長而嚴酷的修行之旅。

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尋找林昭的靈魂

2004 | Hu Jie

When language is silenced, she completes her final act of resistance through body and faith.
房山教堂

2005 | Xu Xin

Beyond the mainstream narrative, the director uses the camera to document another spiritual order in rural China, presenting the everyday world of a group of ordinary believers.
山清水秀

2003 | Gan Xiao'er

In the heavy and bleak reality of the countryside, when life is forced to bear a clearly marked price tag, is redemption still possible?
舉自塵土

2007 | Gan Xiao'er

When death and poverty become everyday realities, faith still sustains the dignity of life through faint singing—a film about the state of the Gospel in China.
教堂電影院

2008 | Gan Xiao'er

When independent films enter rural churches, an encounter, misalignment, and dialogue between the “gospel” and moving images quietly unfolds.
在期待之中

2012 | Gan Xiao'er

Through the emotional predicament of a woman in a rural church, the film examines discipline, forgiveness, and repression within a religious community.
神翳

2011 | Gu Tao

In the gradually disappearing world of shamanism, an elderly Oroqen man still tries to preserve the last connection between humans and the spirits.
傳道人

2014 | Lin Xin

Amid preaching, conflict, weakness, and perseverance, the film faithfully documents the real-life circumstances of grassroots churches in China.
神仙代言人

2016 | Xu Huijing

An ostracized woman from out of town tries to regain her place and dignity through “divine power.”
跳大神

2017 | Yu Guangyi

In the cold, long winters of Northeast China, the ancient shamanic chants still connect villagers with that “invisible world.”
吾神

2018 | Liu Dongxue

Spirit mediums, village pastors, and monks together make up a mixed yet authentic world of folk beliefs in Northeast China.
曠野歌聲

2021 | Chen Dongnan

Ancient hymns traverse the mountains, also reflecting the complex and wavering inner world of contemporary ethnic minority youth.
爺爺,我該何去何從

2025 | Li Xinyi

Faced with the death of a loved one, an atheist begins a spiritual journey in search of a “credible God.”

About the Curator

李靜(Arwen Li),美國紐約州立大學石溪分校文化研究博士。研究方向涵蓋當代中國視覺文化、鄉村表徵與媒介傳播,關注獨立影像及其他非主流媒介如何記錄社會轉型、日常生活與情感經驗。除學術研究外,她亦致力於公共人文實踐,通過電影策展、編輯出版及學術訪談,推動中國電影與文化研究的公共傳播。

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