2020
Copenhagen International Documentary Film Fes
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紀錄片競賽火鳥大獎提名
最佳加拿大電影提名
In a society as warped as ours, who has the right to call themselves "normal"? Six teenage boys, locked inside their New York apartment for years, understand the world through their collection of 5,000 movies. An invisible army of overworked gig workers scrubs your social media feeds clean—out of sight, out of mind. Three adult women, posing as underage girls online, expose over 2,000 suspected child predators. In the U.S., a teen kills another—over a pair of rare, resold Air Jordans. Elsewhere, a group of people worship Satan—not to spread evil, but to resist the suffocating grip of far-right religious politics. So—are these people “normal”? Are they not? And who gets to decide what “normal” even means? Giloo presents 10 documentaries that explore the lives of those often labeled as “abnormal”—but who, in their own ways, might just be the most honest reflections of our times.
Some sacrifice countless lives for personal gain. Others, in the darkest and most fragile moments, reveal the noblest of virtues. From the abandoned remains of concentration camps, to journalists risking everything on the frontlines of the Middle East, to fractured peoples grappling with identity— these stories are haunting testimonies against the atrocities of humankind. Giloo presents five powerful documentaries that confront unhealed traumas. As long as pain persists, war cannot truly be over.
For most people, “home” naturally refers to the place one returns to each day—a space of comfort and rest for both body and soul. Yet for many around the world, the feeling of having a home is unimaginable. At some point in their lives, they were forced to leave—because of war, politics, or simply in pursuit of a better life—and began a journey of drifting, searching for a new sense of home. While trying to settle and take root, they continue to yearn for the ghost of a homeland left behind. Can this new home ever replace what was lost? Faced with new identities and unfamiliar neighbors, how do they perceive themselves? Have they become someone new, or are they destined to remain like rootless water plants, adrift?
On March 18, 2014, the Sunflower Movement’s occupation of Taiwan’s legislature sent ripples across society. But what happened afterward? Our Youth in Taiwan offers an intimate look back at that pivotal moment. In June 2019, discussions around media monopoly resurfaced—This Is Not a Movie may help deepen your understanding of the power and influence of media today. Later that year, the acclaimed series The World Between Us sparked widespread reflection on social issues. To continue that dialogue, Me and My Condemned Son offers a powerful perspective on capital punishment. In May 2019, Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Memorandum on Happiness revisits the story of Taiwan’s first public wedding between a gay man and a lesbian woman, revealing their family’s unique journey. And finally, Man Made introduces four transgender bodybuilders, each proudly standing on stage and sharing their deeply personal experiences of identity, strength, and pride.
Exiles trapped day after day in concrete jungles. Border dwellers divided by three towering walls. Survivors of ethnic cleansing, still carrying the weight of loss. The world has never been fair—so where can those without a home find peace, safety, and dignity? Through the lens of documentary film, these displaced lives come into focus. They are no longer just cold statistics, but people with names, faces, and stories. In a year marked by upheaval, when the value of peace feels especially fragile, join Giloo in reflecting on the suffering of the stateless—and the greed that so often leads to tragedy.
For many, love begins with a talent, and leads to another kind of brilliance—only to end in disaster. The finest artists are singular—they cannot be replicated. Perhaps the best kind of love is found in quiet admiration: a photograph, a frontline report, a song, a book, or a stage play.