Love Bound

中国性别平权运动者秋白在20多岁的时候因披露恐同的大学教科书而意外成名。然而，她也为“名声”付出了代价：被出柜、被父母带去医院接受治疗，并受到了来自官方的压力。为了逃避这些压力，秋白前往英国，并在这里邂逅了她的伴侣Bling。然而，她的抗争并未就此结束。旅英导演Shanshan Chen的纪录片“爱的牵绊（Love Bound）”讲述了秋白对自身性取向和亲密关系的反思，并记录她在英国为支持东亚酷儿社群的建设所做的努力：从秋白一人独自行动，逐渐发展为有越来越多支持者的社会运动。

Chinese LGBTQ+ activist Qiuyan Chen (Qiubai) became an unexpected celebrity due to her courageous legal battle against homophobic university textbooks in the 2010s. However, this newfound fame came at a price: she was outed by her tutor, subjected to conversion therapy by her parents, and monitored by the Chinese government. In an effort to escape these pressures, Qiuyan left for the UK, where she met her partner, Bling. But her struggles were far from over. Interweaving reflections on Qiuyan’s sexuality and relationships, Shanshan Chen’s documentary examines this inspiring activist’s commitment to building a close-knit community designed to support queer East Asian people in the UK—what began as a solo endeavour has evolved into a movement with a growing support base. Love Bound is a compelling story about love, resilience, and the ongoing struggle for a better world. 

导演：Shanshan Chen
主演：秋白, Bling
制片人：Shanshan Chen
摄影：Shanshan Chen
类型：纪录长片
时长：80分钟
完成时间：2024年
对白语言：汉语普通话、粤语、英语
地区：英国
制片公司：Parkside Love Story

Director: Shanshan Chen
Cast: Qiubai Chen, Qianlin Wang
Producer: Shanshan Chen
Cinematographer: Shanshan Chen
Genre: Documentary
Length: 80 min
Year: 2024
Dialogue: Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, English
Region: UK
Production Company: Parkside Love Story

Shanshan Chen是一位来自中国、现居伦敦的制片人和导演，从事纪录片拍摄十余年。她擅长采集并讲述世界各地鲜为主流媒体关注的故事，敏锐地关注社会议题，探索多元的叙事模式。她希望透过深度叙事的纪录片，推动人们对一些主题的讨论，并促使观念的转变。

Shanshan Chen is a London-based documentary filmmaker originally from China. With over a decade of experience covering under-reported global stories, she explores diverse narratives with a keen focus on social issues, dedicating herself to in-depth storytelling that sparks conversations and drives change. 

制作和剪辑《爱的牵绊》让我对纪录片创作有了全新的视角。尽管我从事纪录片制作已有十余年，但这是我第一次处理长时间累积的素材，尤其是主人公们极具个人化和私密性的档案。与她们建立深厚的信任与关系，展示这位中国最知名的LGBTQ+活动家鲜为人知的一面，对我而言既是荣幸，也是责任。这部影片旨在激励更多人加入（平权运动），共同为创造一个更加公平、美好的未来而努力。

我与秋白都来自中国，至今那里依然没有明确保护公民免遭基于性取向或性别认同歧视的法律。虽然近些年部分针对LGBTQIA+群体的歧视性法律有所改动，但自2017年起，针对LGBTQIA+社群和活动的打压愈演愈烈。

Creating and editing Love Bound has fundamentally transformed my approach to documentary film-making. Despite over a decade of experience, this was the first time I worked with material collected over an extended period, including deeply personal and intimate archives from the protagonists. Building the trust and relationships necessary to reveal the unseen side of one of China’s most prominent LGBTQ+ activists was both a privilege and a responsibility for me as a filmmaker. The film aims to inspire others to join the movement for a fairer and better future for all.

Qiubai and I both come from China, where laws still do not explicitly provide non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. While some discriminatory laws against LGBTQIA+ individuals were only recently changed, crackdowns on LGBTQIA+ communities and activities have intensified since around 2017.

Qiubai’s story is particularly powerful due to its intersectionality. Since her arrival in the UK, the challenges she faced in China have been compounded by rising hostility towards the Chinese community. Moreover, few documentaries explore the intersection of race and sexuality in East Asian communities, and lesbians and queer women remain underrepresented in film and TV as a whole.