晓迪
Xiaodi
导演｜陈军米、高国
编剧｜高国、李硕、王明海、陈军米
主演｜黄晓迪
制片人｜陈军米
摄影｜李硕、高国、陈军米、王明海
类型｜纪录片
时长｜45分钟
完成时间｜2021
对白语言｜普通话、西南方言
字幕｜中英
地区｜中国
制片公司｜同志亦凡人
故事梗概
在跨性别女孩黄晓迪17岁生日那天，全家人团聚在一起为她庆生。饭后，父母叫她上车，要带她挑选生日礼物。然而，等待她的不是商店，而是位于重庆歌乐山上的一所“网瘾学校”。父母相信，这样能够扭转晓迪，使她成为一个“正常”的男孩子。身陷“私人监狱”，晓迪学会了屈服。面对暴力和羞辱，她忍辱负重，博取教官的信任。在她的耐心等待下，一个逃跑的机会终于降临。
导演介绍
陈军米是来自中国的前瞻性LGBTQ+活动家和纪录片导演，目前居住在美国。他们的作品巧妙地将叙事与社会正义结合，关注边缘化群体的声音，并推动系统性变革。作为一名导演，陈军米将引人入胜的叙事与倡导结合，利用电影的力量激发人们的关注与行动。他们的作品继续影响着全球社区，倡导人权和平等。
高国是一名酷儿活动家、电影制作人以及联合国开发计划署“亚洲同志”项目顾问。凭借在美术领域的背景和对LGBTQ权益的关注，他长期从事导演、制作人和摄像工作，参与制作了许多关注LGBTQ权益、残障、女性主义和社会正义等议题的影片。2019年毕业于西安美术学院后，高国执导了其首作纪录片《晓迪》，该片揭示了基于性别认同和性取向的“扭转治疗”的危害，获2022中国新纪录片导演提名。此外，他领导了多个项目，如2023、2024酷儿大学视频训练营，2022爱酷实验室，旨在培养新一代LGBTQ华语独立电影创作者。2022年起他担任北京酷儿影展的技术统筹，2023-2024年担任第16届、第17届北京酷儿影展的影展主席。
导演阐述
尽我们所能，将抽象的“扭转治疗”，通过影像打造为一种独特的体验，让人们感受到这种做法对于人格的侮辱以及尊严的摧残。同时我们回顾晓迪的个人成长史和家庭回忆，帮助观众理解一个跨性别者经历和成长历程。
Director｜Junmi Chen, Guo Gao
Screenwriter｜Guo Gao, Shuo Li, Alexis Wang, Junmi Chen
Cast｜Xiaodi Huang
Producer｜Junmi Chen
Cinematographer｜Shuo Li, Guo Gao, Junmi Chen, Alexis Wang
Genre｜Documentary
Length｜45min
Year｜2021
Dialogue｜Mandarin, Southwestern Mandarin
Subtitles｜Chinese, English
Region｜China
Production Company｜Queer Comrades
Synopsis
On the 17th birthday of transgender girl Huang Xiaodi, the whole family gathered to celebrate her birthday. After dinner, her parents asked her to get in the car and take her to buy a birthday present. However, what awaited her was not the store, but an “Internet addiction school” on Gele Mountain in Chongqing. They believed that this would convert Xiaodi and make her a “normal” boy. Trapped in a “private prison”, Xiaodi learned to give in. In the face of violence and humiliation, she suffered disgrace to won the trust of instructors. Under her patience, a chance to escape finally came.
Director Biography
Junmi Chen is a visionary LGBTQ+ activist and documentary filmmaker from China, now based in the United States. Their work artfully bridges storytelling and social justice, shedding light on marginalized voices and catalyzing systemic change. As a filmmaker, Junmi intertwines compelling narratives with their advocacy, using the power of film to inspire awareness and action. Their work continues to impact communities worldwide, championing human rights and equality.
Gao Guo is a queer activist, filmmaker, and Consultant for the UNDP “Being LGBT in Asia” project. With a background in fine arts and a deep commitment to LGBTQ rights, he has worked extensively as a director, producer, and videographer, creating impactful content addressing issues such as LGBTQ rights, disability, feminism, and social justice. After graduating from the Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts in 2019, Gao co-directed the acclaimed documentary Xiaodi, which highlights the dangers of conversion therapy based on gender identity and sexual orientation and was nominated for the 2022 Chinese Documentary New Directors (CDND). He has also led several initiatives, such as the Queer University media training camps in 2023 and 2024, Queer Lab in 2022, aimed at nurturing the next generation of LGBTQ independent filmmakers in Chinese communities. Since 2022, he has served as the Technical Coordinator for the Beijing Queer Film Festival and was the Festival Director for the 16th and 17th editions of the festival in 2023 and 2024.
Director’s Statement
Try our best to turn the abstract so-called “conversion therapy” into a unique experience through film, which makes people feel the insult to personality and the destruction of dignity. At the same time, we reviewed Xiaodi’s personal growth history and family memories to help the audience understand the experience and growth process of a transgender person.