奈及利亞異視界：The Critics作品選 Films Made by The Critics – A Collection

7部連映／總片長78min ｜ 6+

遺棄之墓 A Tomb for the Abandoned

雷蒙德．尤瑟夫 Raymond J. YUSUFF ｜奈及利亞 Nigeria ｜ 2023 ｜ HD ｜ Colour ｜ 13min

絕地追擊 CHASE

雷蒙德．尤瑟夫 Raymond J. YUSUFF ｜奈及利亞 Nigeria ｜ 2018 ｜ HD ｜ Colour ｜ 6min


原力再覺醒 Another Star Wars Story

戈德溫．加薩．約西亞 Godwin Gaza JOSIAH ｜奈及利亞 Nigeria ｜ 2019 ｜ HD ｜ Colour ｜ 3min


Z 戰爭 Z: THE BEGINNING

戈德溫．加薩．約西亞 Godwin Gaza JOSIAH ｜奈及利亞 Nigeria ｜ 2019 ｜ HD ｜ Colour ｜ 10min


別點開！ The Click

戈德溫．加薩．約西亞 Godwin Gaza JOSIAH ｜奈及利亞 Nigeria ｜ 2019 ｜ HD ｜ Colour ｜ 15min


行動代碼：提摩西Timothee

戈德溫．加薩．約西亞 Godwin Gaza JOSIAH ｜奈及利亞 Nigeria ｜ 2021 ｜ HD ｜ Colour ｜ 12min


戰爭之子 Ogun Ola: War is Coming

戈德溫．加薩．約西亞 Godwin Gaza JOSIAH ｜奈及利亞 Nigeria ｜ 2022 ｜ HD ｜ Colour ｜ 18min



這裡沒有烽火飢荒血鑽石，這裡也沒有漫威英雄瓦干達，眾所周知奈及利亞電影產量僅次於印度，有個以錄影帶首映方式發跡的奈萊塢（Nollywood），充斥各種類型神怪鄉土恐怖，但是《奈及利亞異視界》所涵蓋的七部短片，卻揭示了奈及利亞電影全球化的到來。

這七部短片，由名為The Critics 的團隊所拍攝，團隊成員來自奈及利亞中北部首府卡杜納（Kaduna），他們以製作批評奈及利亞當前社會的狀況劇發跡，後轉型使用手機來拍攝電影。從十年前單純模仿好萊塢賣座電影，到開始開發原創題材，他們刻意挑戰奈萊塢最不擅長的科幻片，土法煉鋼從YouTube 和網路學習各種電腦特效，陸續完成《絕地追擊》、《Z 戰爭》、《行動代碼：提摩西》等作品。

The Critics 最初是由平均年齡16 歲的表兄弟姊妹及好友組成，目前核心主創是以戈德溫為首的五個大男生，此次放映的七部片中，除了《絕地追擊》和2023 最新作品《遺棄之墓》由專長電腦視效並負責國際聯繫的雷蒙德擔任導演，其他五部皆由他執導。The Critics 創造出迥異於奈萊塢的另一個非洲影像宇宙，那裡有太空梭、有光劍、有超能力、有末世浩劫，乍看像在師法好萊塢，但從主要角色的生存哲學到他們面對不同波折挑戰的人生態度，卻又充滿著一股來自卡杜納在地草根凜冽的精神。

2019 年，The Critics 的努力被好萊塢大咖製作人看見，還把他們的作品引薦給大導演J. J. 亞伯拉罕，隔年他們收到一箱來自美國的專業拍攝器材，讓他們得以技術升級迎向難度更高的類型挑戰。假以時日，或許非洲科幻不再只有Wakanda Forever，而會出現Kaduna Forever。

Here, there are no wars, famines or blood diamonds. Nor are there Marvel superheroes from Wakanda. Nigeria's film output ranks second only to India, thanks to its homegrown industry of "Nollywood" that started with direct-to-video releases filled with supernatural, folklore and local horror.

The seven films in this collection were produced by The Critics, a core team of five young men hailing from Kaduna in northern Nigeria. They started out by making critical dramas about Nigeria's societal conditions before transitioning to filming on smartphones. Over the past decade, they have evolved from simple imitations of Hollywood blockbusters to developing original content, venturing into sci-fi by teaching themselves CGI using online resources.

Through their efforts, The Critics have crafted a unique African cinematic universe distinct from Nollywood, featuring spaceships, lightsabers, superpowers and apocalyptic scenarios that are initially reminiscent of Hollywood, but are rooted in the harsh grassroots spirit of Kaduna.

In 2019, The Critics caught the attention of Hollywood and were introduced to J.J. Abrams. A year later, they received professional filming equipment from the United States, upgrading their capabilities to face even more challenging genres. With time, African sci-fi might no longer be just "Wakanda Forever", but also "Kaduna Forever".


團隊介紹 ABOUT THE CRITICS

戈德溫．加薩．約西亞 Godwin Gaza JOSIAH
雷蒙德．尤瑟夫 Raymond J. YUSUFF
理查．尤瑟夫 Richard YUSUFF
羅納德．尤瑟夫 Ronald YUSUFF
維克多．約西亞 Victor JOSIAH

The Critics 是來自卡杜納的創作團隊，以使用手機拍攝科幻電影而聞名。2012 年，他們在家中重現電影名場面。從2015 年接連拍出《救贖》、《愚蠢爭論》等作品，2018 年推出首部科幻電影《絕地追擊》。在2019 年第二部科幻片《Z 戰爭》問世後，他們登上路透社電視台，引起國內外媒體與觀眾的關注。

The Critics is a Kaduna-based group of artists renowned for creating sci-fi films using mobile phones. From 2012, they started reenacting scenes from movies at home. Starting in 2015, they embarked on a series of projects including Redemption and Stupid Argument. In 2018, their debut sci-fi film, CHASE, was released, followed by the second sci-fi creation, Z: THE BEGINNING, in 2019. This marked their appearance on Reuters TV, introducing The Critics to a wider audience.

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