BBC《UP Series》遙望《給十九歲的我》

We say to our subjects, “We are not journalists; we are going to spend years with you. Our code of ethics is very different. A journalist wouldn’t show you the footage. We will show the film before it is finished. I want you to sign the release, but we will really listen to you. But ultimately it has to be our decision.” In some cases I will say, “If there is something that you can’t live with then we’ll discuss it, we will have the argument and real dialogue. In the end, if I can’t convince you then we’ll take it out.”

“……we wanted a glimpse of England in the year 2000. The union leader and the business executive of the year 2000 are now seven years old……”

“Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man.”

……We must take due care over the physical and emotional welfare and the dignity of under-18s who take part or are otherwise involved in our editorial content, irrespective of any consent given by them or by a parent, guardian or other person acting in loco parentis. Their welfare must take priority over any editorial requirement……

……We must ensure that under-18s are not caused unnecessary distress or anxiety by their involvement in our output. Their involvement must be editorially justified, consents should be obtained as appropriate to the circumstances of the person and the nature of the contribution and content, and support should be given to them where necessary……

筆者重提Gordon Quinn及BBC Editorial Guidelines，以致張婉婷的履歷，一方面是批評張婉婷：妳應該聽聞過；甚至熟悉這些業內倫理守則！我認為，張婉婷（應該要加上英華校方）有可能觸及「專業失當」。何謂專業失當，應該有較嚴謹的判斷準則。羅列大堆冗長的專業守則，並非為製造菁英門檻，迫大家噤聲，而是指出本來有先例可循，涉事者不能以一時疏忽為由卸責。另一方面，犯一則，追一責，不能把其他人（例如英華校方）的錯失責任，都往一個人身上推，亦不可把相關或不相關的各種憤恨，一股腦兒宣洩在專業失當者身上。

一名醫生或律師專業失當，雖無可避免會惹起公憤，但觀乎現時坊間的評論甚至審判，由起初急於「丟石頭」(11)，發展到「嗜血」階段(12)，筆者豈能不擔憂？擔憂甚麼？嗜血之後，公眾及業界更明白更警覺拍攝紀錄片要注意甚麼守則，以後懂得用更合理進步方式製作，令香港的紀錄片質素漸漸提昇(13)？或者走向另一端，由於張婉婷的案例太血淋淋，為了平安大吉，以後大家還是不做不錯，不要碰紀錄片這塊瘴毒之地？

一眾學校呢？由於英華的案例太血淋淋，日後不要創意無限地自找麻煩。若要籌款，聯絡幾位富裕的校友，意思意思就行了。

言論自由原則下，公眾有權表達任何觀點，只是當事態發展至此，我們付出了代價（大家到網絡走一圈，見證再添一件事件撕裂香港人），卻不一定換來進步……怎能不婉惜？

後記：文字在同文Commons Facebook 專頁貼出後，承蒙瀏覽的朋友指正，《UP Series》其實並非 BBC 作品。《UP Series》其中一輯在 BBC One 播出，但主要在 ITV 播出，故此標題「BBC《UP Series》」及內文談及BBC的內容，當中有不實之處，筆者查證工作不足，必須承認錯誤。

只是筆者考慮過重寫文章、改動標題（例如不提 BBC）等，但同時涉及改配圖等額外工作，為編輯添加麻煩，故此只求加上這段更正文字，其他段落內容保留。

況且在網絡白紙黑字記下自己的「罪證」，警告自己資料查證不能「求求其其」，也許並非壞事。

註/延伸閱讀：

(1) 《Honest Truths : Documentary Filmmakers on Ethical Challenges in Their Work》https://web.archive.org/web/20210428041258/https://archive.cmsimpact.org/sites/default/files/Honest_Truths_--_Documentary_Filmmakers_on_Ethical_Challenges_in_Their_Work.pdf

(2) 《鏡頭的暴力：紀錄片的倫理（上）》 (清大彭明輝的部落格，13/6/2021) https://mhperng.blogspot.com/2021/06/blog-post_13.html

(3) 《在電影中，捕捉永恆的片刻──專訪張婉婷導演》 (灼見名家，1/2/2023) https://www.master-insight.com/在電影中，捕捉永恆的片刻──專訪張婉婷導演/

(4) 《Up (film series)》 (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_(film_series)

(5) 《好睇，但就係有啲唔舒服》 (Ng Tsz Ning，26/1/2023) https://www.facebook.com/ng.tsz.ning/posts/pfbid029prZg41LVmArXioJvbjVDrJWznEaMgngSkyraYrEZTeJNALzf9EGZqgmZYjUwjhcl

(6) 《The story behind TV's longest-running documentary series, Up》 (Royal Television Society，13/6/2019) https://rts.org.uk/article/story-behind-tvs-longest-running-documentary-series

(7) 《A Thing or Two About Life The education of Michael Apted.》 (The Nation，2/11/2020) https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/michael-apted-up-series-british-life/

(8) 《BBC Editorial Guidelines》 https://www.bbc.com/editorialguidelines/guidelines/

(9) 《羅啟銳猝逝後再出發 張婉婷：要有自己生活》 (信報，5/12/2022) https://www1.hkej.com/dailynews/culture/article/3317381/羅啟銳猝逝後再出發++張婉婷：要有自己生活

(10) 《專訪〈給十九歲的我〉導演張婉婷》 (電影朝聖，3/12/2022) https://film-pilgrimage.com/2022/12/03/專訪《給十九歲的我》導演張婉婷/

(11) 《〈給十九歲的我〉：兩種回應》 (時代論壇，6/2/2023) https://christiantimes.org.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=170857&Pid=104&Version=0&Cid=2053

(12) 《嘗試理解輿情和張導》 (Ng Tsz Ning，7/2/2023) https://www.facebook.com/ng.tsz.ning/posts/pfbid02EYyPwz2kYYqFncVGVkWWTrkCMzavR27VbmW5HsWsU3DYkfSem2fpbnhff3WRvJv9l

(13) 《2023年2月8日貼文》 (柳俊江Lauyeah，8/2/2023) https://www.facebook.com/lauyeahryan/posts/pfbid02Mvy6bUUcfd752ixUC1fgzRRS5C53ANffvC5rbgkanLRdHJRWYoz56WJsL3Qasioyl

其他延伸閱讀

《七問〈給十九歲的我〉爭議：世代、權益、教育和紀錄片倫理》 (端傳媒，8/2/2023) https://theinitium.com/article/20230207-culture-documentary-ethics-for-students/