6.30 紀錄片《象牙遊戲》學術展映＋研討會

最新 06-24

過去的五年里

超過15萬頭大象在非洲遭受殺戮

非法象牙交易在非洲和中國之間

盈利超過十億美元。

紀錄片《象牙遊戲》由基夫·戴維森（Kief Davidson）和理查德·拉德卡尼（Richard Ladkani）導演，秘密拍攝了16個月，拍攝足跡遍布三個大洲。

《象牙遊戲》揭開了全球象牙盜獵網路的面紗。該片記錄了一隊情報人員、野生動物活動家、前線護林員、盜獵監護專家與高級別環境保護者們為野生動物而潛入全球象牙盜獵網路的故事。《象牙遊戲》獲得了包括世界野生動物基金會金熊貓獎（2016自然銀幕電影節），國際綠色電影獎（2017電影和平獎），以及2017北京國際電影節紀錄單元最佳國際長片等諸多獎項。

在《象牙遊戲》的製作團隊里有一位中國記者，他的名字叫黃泓翔，哥倫比亞大學國際與公共事務學院畢業生（SIPA 『13）。

自2011年起，黃泓翔就開始在拉美和非洲地區就中國投資者在該地區造成的社會與環境影響進行深度調查。2014年，他於肯亞內羅畢啟動了中南屋計劃，旨在實地考察中國投資者對非洲的影響，並為中國公司提供諮詢服務，幫助中國在非公司有效地承擔企業社會責任。

6月30日，「哥大北京之夏」特邀黃泓翔先生做客哥倫比亞大學全球中心北京參與《象牙遊戲》電影展映。他還將與哥倫比亞大學東亞語言與文化系錢穎教授、珍古道爾（中國）環境文化交流中心董事會董事，哥倫比亞大學校友彭蔚芬女士（Barnard 89, CBS 01）從電影《象牙遊戲》出發，討論包括中國企業在非進行商業活動和投資的影響，野生動物殺戮與保護的政治和經濟博弈，以及記者、電影工作者與媒體工作者在促成與理解新的權力平衡中所扮演的重要角色等議題。哥倫比亞大學終身人文教授、哥倫比亞大學比較文學與社會研究所所長劉禾教授將主持研討。哥倫比亞大學常務副校長薩夫萬·馬斯里將為展映與研討致開幕詞。

For the past five years, more than 150, 000 elephants were slaughtered in Africa for the purpose of ivory trafficking, creating a one billion U.S dollar illegal business between Africa and China. Filmed undercover for 16 months across three continents, filmmakers Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani follow a team of intelligence agents, wildlife activists, and frontline rangers as they infiltrate a global network of ivory trafficking. The film has won numerous awards including the WWF Golden Panda Award (Wildscreen Festival 2016), International Green Film Award (Cinema for Peace Award 2017), and Best International Documentary Feature (Beijing International Film Festival 2017).

Among the activists featured in the film, there is a Chinese journalist and Columbia alumnus HUANG Hongxiang (SIPA 』13). Since 2011, Mr. Huang has conducted extensive investigations on the environmental and social impact of Chinese investment and business in Latin America and Africa. In 2014, he launched 「China House」 in Nairobi, Kenya, an NGO focusing on researching on-the-ground impact of Chinese investments in Africa, and offering consultancy on effective ways for Chinese business to take on corporate social responsibility.

In this screening and panel discussion, we invite Mr. Huang to present 「The Ivory Game」 screening at the Columbia Global Centers Beijing, and join a discussion with Mary Peng, Treasurer and Member of the Board of Directors, Jane Goodall Institute China and Professor Ying Qian, Assistant Professor, Department of East Asia Languages and Cultures, Columbia University, on the impact of Chinese business and investments in Africa, the politics and economics of wild life exploitation and conservation, and the important roles played by journalists, filmmakers, and other media-makers in shaping and understanding this new power dynamics. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, Director, Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University. Executive Vice President of Columbia University (Global Centers and Global Deveopment), Professor Safwan Masri, will deliver an opening remark for the screening.