刀槍也難敵 Stronger than Bullets
馬修．米蘭 Matthew Millan
畢業於美國聖塔克魯茲加利福尼亞大學（UCSC）物理系，曾任工程師。創立影像工作室 180 Films，曾有十五年的拍製經驗，創作過廣告、MV、紀錄片等。曾至印度的拉達克雪峰、北越的法外邊境等艱困地區拍攝。2011 年赴利比亞拍製《刀槍也難敵》，期間先完成利比亞革命前期紀錄短片《We Win or We Die》（2011）。近期作品是紀錄美國基督教徒與穆斯林相互理解的推行運動歷程。
Director Matthew Millan traveled to Libya in 2011 to witness the uprising firsthand, and wound up documenting a “music revolution” that became the subject of his first feature, “Stronger than Bullets.” While there, he also directed the award-winning “We Win or We Die,” a documentary short about the early days of the Libyan revolution. His most recent project was a video campaign designed to promote understanding between American Christians and Muslims. He has a Physics degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
● 作品年表 Filmography
2008 Ghost of Ladakh
2011 We Win or We Die
2016《刀槍也難敵》Stronger than Bullets
1985 年利比亞，一片烈火中，成堆的樂器因獨裁者格達費（Muammar Gaddafi）的禁令，被大批焚燒、銷毀，從此噤聲。2011 年 2 月，人民群起反抗格達費長達 42 年的獨裁統治。在血腥的革命中，吉他與民兵步槍站到第一線，成為革命的武器。
嘻哈、鄉村、雷鬼、搖滾，紛紛發聲，音樂結合人民渴望自由的心靈，比子彈更強而有力，扳倒了獨裁者。然而，革命之後，理想的社會到來了嗎？本片導演一開始赴利比亞紀錄革命歷程，無意中發現當地活躍的音樂場景，後期他將拍攝重心轉向以音樂與革命的關係，透過紀錄不同類型的音樂家，譜出利比亞社會境況。
“Stronger than Bullets” follows the lives of a group of Libyan musicians during the revolution against Muammar Gaddafi in Libya in 2011, post Arab Spring. The musicians featured in the film come from all walks of life and musical backgrounds. There are soldiers, preachers and ordinary citizens who play folk, rock, hip-hop and metal. Some musicians are compelled to take up weapons; one wields both a gun and a guitar. The film looks at how a bloody conflict challenged their lives, and how their art served as a respite and pillar of hope for the future.
▌影片介紹 Synopsis
▌導演介紹 Director
◎ 2016 | 美國 USA、利比亞 Libya | 88 min ★台灣首映 Taiwan Premiere
◎ 導演 Director | 馬修．米蘭 Matthew Millan
2016 Best Feature Documentary, Woodstock Film Festival
胡士托電影節最佳專題紀錄片
2016 Press Award, Santa Fe Film Festival
聖達菲電影節新聞獎
2017 Best Original Film Score, Seeyousound International Music Film Festival
杜林聞聲電影節最佳原創電影配樂
2017 Best Documentary, Central Coast Filmmaker, SLO International Film Festival
美國聖保羅路易斯國際影展中部海岸影像工作組最佳紀錄片
▌放映場次 Schedule
► 10/21（六）Sat. 10:30 /客家文化中心 3 樓放映室
► 10/25（三）Wed. 19:00 /客家文化中心 3 樓放映室