I Have Nothing to Say

YING Liang

Taiwan、Hong Kong〡2017〡Fic〡26min〡BW〡Mandarin〡English Subtitle
2018 荷蘭鹿特丹影展
2018 韓國釜山國際電影節

A trip to Taiwan has molded a Chinese mother after she met with her exiled daughter from Hong Kong. This short film is directed by Ying Liang, according to his personal experience in living in exile, he tells a moving story of a mother and her daughter, and the secrets hidden behind the mother, subtly depicting the political dilemma of Taiwan, Hong Kong and China.

Director

YING Liang

Ying Liang, Chinese independent filmmaker, was born in Shanghai. He had studied in Beijing and Chongqing before settling down in the city of Zigong in Sichuan Province. He made his directorial debut in 1999, and since then, has made four feature films and more than a dozen shorts, including Taking Father Home, The Other Half, Good Cats, When Night falls, Condolences, and A SUNNY DAY. These were greeted with a number of important prizes at international film festivals, including the Special Jury Prize at Tokyo FILMeX International Film Festival, the International Film Critic FIPRESCI Prize at Brisbane International Film Festival, the Tiger Award for the Best Short at International Film Festival Rotterdam, Best Director & Best Actress at Locarno International Film Festival, Best Live Action Short Film at the Golden Horse Awards, etc. Because of his last feature film WHEN NIGHT FALLS, he exiles in Hong Kong now.

Jury's Comment

莫再聞問是為母最大的關懷。當現狀迫使人殘忍，唯沉默娓娓一切審問。

Discussion

吳盛琳(《媽媽的口供》、《自由行》美術指導)：
片中插畫家及插畫作品的設定。我和導演初期對人物構想有很長的時間，插畫家的選擇跟導演做了很多的討論。插畫是讓觀眾可以稍做保留，它像是一種mv式的呈現。
關於電影畫面黑白或彩色的選擇。對於電影色調，反映人的情緒，反映角色穿梭香港及台灣的感覺。因為《媽媽的口供》故事很短，為了讓敘事更集中在母親的對白上面，而做了黑白的選擇。
對於美術組在哪一部份特別用心，是護照跟證件的考究。另外，在人物的物件使用上，也都盡可能區分了人們生活的地域性。
為什麼使用定鏡，導演想使用定鏡，是想讓觀眾去仔細的觀察到這個演員在表演上的細節，對話之間的情緒。這部片有很多的時間是集中在母女的對話上。透過對話釐清了彼此間個性迥異又經過五年不見的過程。
兩部作品都是導演人生經歷的投射。選擇女性去表現他自己，是因導演在書寫時會容易陷進角色，為求編劇的客觀，陳慧老師建議把性別轉化為女性，試圖去中立劇中的角色。