After ten years of production, the documentary "For My Nineteen-Year-Old Me" has been hotly discussed in the society since it was released. The film records the real growth process of six students of Yinghua Girls' School.
However, the two protagonists in the film told the media that they had expressed their opposition to the release of the film to the school, but the school did not handle it properly, criticizing the film for being too careless in dealing with issues such as student privacy and moral ethics.
Ah Ling, one of the protagonists, wrote a 4D article in her own handwriting, saying that she "did not agree to the public screening of "Give" in any form from the beginning to the end" and "the public screening is not my wish". I negotiated with the school and the director Zhang Wanting, but the school's statement changed day and night, from starting with the students' wishes to only explaining all issues from a legal perspective.
Ah Ling also pointed out that she was surprised that the school chose to be on the same side as the filming team and only dealt with it from a legal point of view. She believed that the school can agree that the creator has a legal basis and should also assist the creator to understand and respect the wishes of the students.
Screenshot of "For Me at Nineteen"
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Ah Ling told "Ming Pao Weekly" that the school and the director were notified for the first time six months to several months before the premiere (December 2021) of the film, along with several other students who were in the final cut version of the film. There is a plan to release the film, and the school has never stated that the documentary will be used for public screenings, private screenings, and participation in film festivals.
In this regard, she has expressed her desire to know the content of the editing, the outline of the story, etc. indirectly through the school and directly to the director many times.
But at that time, "the director refused on the grounds that if everyone asked to delete this paragraph or that paragraph, the documentary would not be cut."
The protagonists have been sent to the police without knowing it
The letter pointed out that the school notified her of the possibility of a public screening of the film and that before the premiere on campus in December 2021, the school and the team never gave her the opportunity to watch any clips, and made the final cut without informing the protagonists. cut) was sent to the police for inspection, and it was the first time I watched this movie when it premiered in the school.
A Ling believes that the school representative learned that she and another subject were emotionally unstable after seeing the finished film for the first time, and said that she did not expect things to develop like this. She also quoted the recording that the school responded at that time:
"Do n't worry.
Don't think that we deliberately bypass (ignore) you, because there is no possibility, six participants need six consent (agree)." But she questioned: "Why didn't the school government debrief (ask) us before the premiere in the school and make sure Screening only with everyone's consent?"
She also mentioned that after the school's premiere, she expressed her reluctance to the school and believed that she had no responsibility for
the film to be screened publicly. I hadn’t seen the movie when the interview clip was filmed during the school’s promotional activities. I knew from director Zhang that the movie would be like this. I hope I can help promote it to alumni.
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Director Maggie Cheung and five female students recorded in "For Me at Nineteen" returned to their alma mater, Ying Wa Girls' School, to attend the "For Me at Nineteen" Appreciation Conference.
The psychiatrist pointed out that it is not appropriate to release the film to affect Ah Ling's emotions
She pointed out that there was no strong resistance to the public screening before watching the film, because the school representatives and the director were persuasive and persuasive because the film could have a positive impact on others. However, she felt uncomfortable after watching it: "
After watching "Give" for the first time, I came to the conclusion that I feared and refused to show "Give" to the public, and this idea was fully reflected in my emotions— —I need and have immediate help from the psychiatrist provided by the school. The psychiatrist also said after diagnosis that the film is not suitable for public screening based on my state.
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The notice signed by the parents at the age of 12 became the legal basis for the release
Ah Ling said that the school also negotiated with other filming subjects and drafted a "consent form". Once signed, the school will be personally authorized to conduct private screenings and participate in film festivals.
She has not signed this document until now, while the other five protagonists have signed.
But she pointed out that this consent form was completely overturned by the school, "the director and the producer with a "notice" signed by my parents in 2012 after half a year.
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Ah Ling pointed out that after participating in the film festival, it is necessary to have public screenings. When the director and school representatives lobbied her, they emphasized that it was only one or two screenings, "No one will watch it, so I don't mind it."
The school, the director and the producer presented the original copy of the “Notice” to her for the first time after they failed to lobby for the film festival, “
It turned out that I thought it was a simple notice for many years, but it turned out to be a letter of consent with such detailed rules. The school, the director and the producer said that they have sought legal advice. If I continue to stop, I may be held legally responsible. Even though I did not sign any documents, my continued participation in the filming after I became an adult is a "silent consent" , is legally binding.
"She felt that the school and the director chose to resolve the misunderstanding at this point in time, which was very unfair to her.
She admitted that seeing the relevant publicity without psychological preparation had more or less an impact on emotional control. At first, she asked the school to know before publishing the promotional materials, but the school chose not to make a notification with full knowledge .
The film records the transformation of several female students in the great era.
(Screenshot from the video "For Me at Nineteen")
The letter stated that in her last meeting with the school and Director Zhang,
the school and the director pointed out that because the director had signed a contract with the distributor, even if she objected, they would not be able to change anything. Whether she was ready or not, the public screening would go ahead as scheduled Yes, the school will provide a psychologist to support her emotions, and is willing to take away her name and photos in the official promotional film, photos provided to the media, etc. to publicly promote the movie.
She also mentioned that she also thought about quitting during the filming, "
But the reason why I didn't in the end is that in my eyes, I felt that the film crew was dissatisfied with us avoiding filming, and the adults showed us in front of a teenage girl. The dissatisfied side is actually very deterrent to girls. This is why I have always been afraid to speak out about my dissatisfaction with the film crew.
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Ah Ling also pointed out that director Maggie Cheung searched through many film clips and found a piece of evidence that she knew clearly that the film would be released when she was in Form 5.
"The content in the clip is probably that the director said that he found a distributor to play the movie, and another classmate was crying. I comforted her by saying that the audience will forget after watching it once. I hope she can watch it more carefully."
"I kept asking myself why they can hold such noble ideas high, but they have such disrespect for the wishes of the students behind the scenes."
She pointed out that she thought they knew in their hearts the weight of the choice they made, and would try to keep a low profile on the documentary matter.
However, seeing the overwhelming personal interviews and reports about their educational philosophy,
“I kept asking myself why they can hold such noble ideas high, but they don’t respect the wishes of students behind the scenes.”
She finally pointed out that it is a pity that the film dealt with the issues of students' privacy and morality and ethics too carelessly, and it can be said that it complements the images presented in the film.
Charmaine: Once objected to the release
Another protagonist of Charmaine in the film also accepted "Ming Zhou Culture" and expressed dissatisfaction that she had not seen the final cut version of the film, mentioning "Although this is my life, it is still not your experience of interviewing me through the mouth, I don’t think it’s very good to include other people in it.” She also mentioned that the camera of her smoking secretly in the video was not very good, “You want to film me smoking. Zoom-in across the street to take a picture of me."
Charmaine
pointed out that the reason for refusing to shoot during Form 3 and Form 4 in the film is because she entered the "rebellious period"
. Taking the relationship between Ling and her friends as an example, she thinks that some of the narration in the film is due to the director talking too much, and calling herself a "tree hole" during filming is also wishful thinking.
Charmaine also said frankly that she once opposed the film's release in theaters,
"Actually, I didn't think about it all the way. In addition, if the routine must be released, I don't know if the contract signed at the beginning will have legal effect. If I want to file a lawsuit, I must not understand these things. Yes, I feel that there is no need to discuss and I don’t want to waste too much time, so forget it, let it go, so I will stop bothering him and focus more on dealing with my emotions and mentality. Everything goes smoothly and quickly I just took it, so I don't have much influence."
What is the worst day of controversy in "To Me at Nineteen"?
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The two protagonist students who were photographed both said that they did not agree with the public release, click here for details.
What question did Ah Ling raise?
She believes that the school and the filming team did not respect the wishes of the students to oppose the release, and only cited legal explanations.
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For me at the age of 19｜Girls in the documentary objected to the release of the 4,000-word long text, questioned the lack of attention to rights and interests. For me at the age of 19｜Zhang Wanting recalled Yinghua’s kindness when her father passed away. Netizens in the group appealed to boycott the work for the nineteen-year-old me︱All the girls regretted not being able to use the new school building Birdie: the predecessors planted trees and the later generations took the shade for the nineteen-year-old me︱The box office of the first show was 6 million Zhang Wanting faced negative reviews: she couldn’t be objective evaluate