GAMA

小田香 / Kaori Oda

通過影像和聲音，小田香的作品探索人類的記憶。曾在由貝拉・塔爾創建的電影學校學習，首部長片《礦》（2015）在山形國際紀錄片影展（獲特別提名）全球首映；第二部長片《邁向共同的溫柔》（2017）於德國萊比錫紀錄片與動畫影展全球首映，第三部長片《沉洞》（2019）則在2020年鹿特丹國際電影節首映。她的新片《GAMA》（2023）已在紐約現代藝術博物館紀錄片雙週影展、法國真實影展和法國布里夫電影節（SFCC影評人評審團）上映。

Through images and sounds, Kaori’s works explore the memories of human beings. She studied at the Film Factory created by Bela Tarr. Her first feature Aragane (2015) had its World Premiere at Yamagata IFF (Special Mention). Her second feature Toward A Com-mon Tenderness (2017) had its World Premiere at DOK Leipzig and TS’ONOT/Cenote (2019) was premiered in IFFR 2020. Her latest film GAMA (2023) has been screened at MoMA DocFortnight, Cinéma du Réel and Cinéma de Brive (Jury SFCC de la Critique).

沖繩，在第二次世界大戰結束時發生了激烈的地面戰鬥，當地有許多被稱為「GAMA」的天然洞穴，成為人民避難之處。和平導遊兼沖繩戰役遺骸收集者松永光男，描述了戰爭中的平民如何在GAMA中避難。隨著戰事加劇，死亡和恐懼如影隨行，在導遊獨語中，16釐米膠片捕捉了在GAMA中留下的時間，和人類活動的痕跡。藍色洋裝的女子化身影子，彷彿召喚著苦難經驗的歷史記憶。

In Okinawa, where intense ground fighting took place at the end of World War II, there are many natural caves called "GAMA." Mitsuo Matsunaga, a peace guide and collector of remains from the Battle of Okinawa, describes how civilians involved in the war sheltered in GAMA. As the fighting on the ground intensified, mass deaths occurred in some GAMA, and in others people tried to communicate with U.S. soldiers, and many lives were saved. The experiences of those who spent their time breathing under their breath are relieved through "Darkness Experiences" woven into the narratives. The blue dressed "Shadow" roams by. The remains of those who died unknown appear before us living today. Traces of time and human activity layered on GAMA shaped by the passage of time were captured on 16mm film.