Prisoners in Freedom City (https://twitter.com/freehujia)
January 17, 2008
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Prisoners in Freedom City (3)
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January 17, 2008
Prisoners in Freedom City, an autobiographical documentary by Hu Jia and Zeng Jinyan, uploaded to YouTube without their permission.
03/01:
Zeng Jinyan is staying strong!
http://time-blog.com/china_blog/2008/...
She's also been given her mobile phone back. Call her at your own risk, maybe even put some money in her (China Mobile) phone: (+86) 13810673273.
02/06: Chinese New Year begins tomorrow. Zeng Jinyan and her nearly 3-month-old baby remain trapped at home with all communication to the outside world cut off.
It is unknown whether they have anything to eat. It is known that Hu Jia is being denied both access to a lawyer and medication for his life-threatening liver condition. Bloggers and petitioners have tried as recently as this week to bring food to Zeng's door but were not only denied entry, the food and supplies were not delivered, according to the state agents themselves. Last month one blogger sent Zeng a parcel of milk formula, but it was intercepted by police.
Journalist Ching Cheong has been released two years early on a five-year sentence for "spying"; great news in itself, now how about reversing the politicized charges against Hu Jia and numerous others. Like writer Lu Gengsong, himself just yesterday sentenced to four years in prison for state subversion.
Zeng's home address is #542, unit 5, tower 76, BOBO Freedom City, Tongzhou district, Beijing. BOBO Freedom City can be reached by taking buses #928 and 846, and there is also a direct bus from Guomao. Spread the word. Bring her baby formula at your own risk.
曾金燕的地址：北京通州区东果园BOBO自由城76号楼5单元542号。 322、342、728、938支4区间、928、846多路公交可达，国贸有班车。
Download the documentary yourself here:
http://tinyurl.com/3cqlt8
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v3328217m2...
Send the link to the uncensored version of this documentary to your Chinese friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2zvJI...
Or download it on eMule:
1/3 http://tinyurl.com/yrfunj
2/3 http://tinyurl.com/25n489
3/3 http://tinyurl.com/yqp7cc
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纪录片《自由城的囚徒》诞生手记
曾金燕 2007 年2 月21日 于BOBO 自由城
胡佳被公安国保部门的秘密警察非法拘禁在家214 天，无法走出家门，来访的朋友也被拦截。我每天白天上班，还经常去外地。留下胡佳一个人在家里，非常孤独。他拿起家用DV 摄像机，拍楼下的警察，窗外的小鸟和小羊，和我每天上下班的身影。我看见他拍的一个个片段，发现很有意思，于是决定剪辑成一个短片。直到短片快要完成时，胡佳才知道我在做关于他的软禁生活的纪录片。
影片很简单，摄像机就是他的眼睛。每天早上，他目送我上班，看着国保警察跟踪我离开；傍晚，他倚窗等待，注视我回家；白天，他常常探头看窗外和楼下，观察警察的生活百态。
短篇还记录了一些生活中的凡人琐事。独自一人在家，胡佳渐渐地养成了自言自语的习惯。拍摄时，他轻轻地说话，仿佛身边有一个朋友在倾听。
制作影片的过程中，我每看一遍素材，心痛更加一层，幸好有他自言自语的声音，让我不安的情绪，渐渐地平静下来。随着更多地观察软禁他的警察，胡佳对那些警察们生出复杂的感情。他常常跟我说，楼下的警察很可怜，比我们这些被软禁的人更不自由。
整个影片的结构，有一种类似《等待戈多》的荒诞。随着片中软禁的日子一天天过去，我渐渐地迷惘了：明天，还是一样被软禁的生活吗？还是我匆匆上班去的背影吗？还是为了保饭碗而只能服从命令的便衣警察吗？
如此迷茫带来黑白界限的逐渐模糊：警察和被软禁者的对立消失隐匿了，被软禁者是囚徒，实施软禁者更是囚徒，二者的自由都被一双无形的手控制着，个体的挣扎如此无力，令人不由得生出对个人命运的悲悯。
为了减轻观看影片时的负担，我们给片头和片尾的字幕说明配了一小段音乐。片头，我站在便衣警察车前，举牌抗议；片尾，胡佳答应警察，除夕夜给他们送饺子；抗议与关怀的悖论，只能让观者自己注解了。
整个影片，没有胡佳的身影，只有他的声音和眼中的场景，他自言自语地讲述每天被软禁的生活。
影片初步完成后，我送去给几位朋友看，他们给我提了中肯的意见，又帮我校对英文翻译，还在技术上指点。由于我也被跟踪监视，为了避免给身边的朋友带来麻烦，整个纪录片的制作、与朋友们的沟通，都很艰难。非常感谢亲爱的朋友们，无论怎样艰难的处境，你们都一如既往地支持我们、帮助我们。
这个影片，送给正在狱中的盲人陈光诚，送给正在被软禁的艾滋病患者李喜阁女士，送给常常为儿子深夜被噩梦惊醒的母亲，送给我们这片土地上渴望自由、追求自由的中国人。
