大会评优影片之《The Lost Water 失去的水》

片名：失去的水
影片原产国：印度
片长：25 分钟
配音语言：古扎拉提语
字幕：英语
制作年份：2007年
影片首映日期：2007 年10月
作者：达克辛•巴贾兰格
导演：达克辛•巴贾兰格
出品公司：达克辛•巴贾兰格

内容简介：印度73%的盐产自古吉拉特省，大约60%来自古吉拉特省的小卡奇沼泽地（LRK）。古吉拉特省政府长期以来一直忽视小卡奇沼泽地。小卡奇沼泽地的制盐工人，人称“阿加里亚斯”，大部分来自科里和楚瓦里亚科里部落。作为抵押劳工，他们不但是薪资歧视的受害者，而且由于工作条件的危险，还要承受严酷的身体和精神伤害。卡拉格达村就有437名寡妇。“阿加里亚斯”在极端的温度下工作，没有任何保护装置，他们当中很多人都遭到健康并发症的折磨，包括因为直至暴露于盐所引发的失明和皮肤损伤。“阿加里亚斯”都一贫如洗，现在他们面临着缺水和营养不良问题，因为这个地区不能种植蔬菜。
    小卡其沼泽地最近被指定为野生印度驴子的保护区。在这个地区制盐或者做制盐工人都变成违法行为。政府逼着“阿加里亚斯”去小卡其沼泽地以外的地区找工作，现在他们既为祖先留下的土地，也要为自己的生计艰苦地奋斗着。

导演简历：达克辛•巴贾兰格是获奖制片人、剧作家、演员、导演和激进主义者。它来自印度西部阿默特巴德的查哈拉地区。他在古吉拉特省特吉伽德国家部族学院教授戏剧和电影，是巴洛达巴夏研究出版中心成员。他为古吉拉特省信息部制作文化节目，执导了超过50部电视节目。2000年，他为古吉拉特省政府拍摄了8部关于地震的纪录片，同时他也制作了几部独立制作纪录片。目前，他作为助理导演与拉科斯•莎尔玛合作，在古吉拉特省拍摄电影系列片。

Name of Entry：The Lost Water
Country of Production：India
Running Time：25 min.
Commentary Language：Gujarati
Subtitle：English
Year of Production：2007
Date of First Release：October 2007
Author：DaKxin Bajarange
Director(s)：DaKxin Bajarange
Company of Production：DaKxin Bajarange

Brief Synopsis：
73% of the total salt production in India comes from Gujarat State, almost 60% of which comes from Little Rann of Kutch (LRK), Gujarat.
The government of Gujarat has consistently ignored the LRK area. The salt workers of LRK, known as Agariyas, are predominantly from the Koli and Chuvaliya Koli tribes. As bonded laborers, they are not only victims of wage discrimination, they are endure serious physical and mental health hazards due to the dangerous nature of their work. Kharaghoda village itself is home to 437 widows. Working in extreme temperatures without any protective gear, many Agariyas suffer major health complications, including blindness and skin damage due to unprotected exposure to salt.  Living in abject poverty, Agariyas now face water scarcity as well as malnutrition since green vegetables are not available in this area.
The LRK area has recently been designated as a wildlife sanctuary for the threatened Indian Wild Donkey, making salt workers and salt production in LRK now illegal. Agariyas have been forced by government authorities to look outside the LRK for work, now struggling for both their ancestors’ land and their livelihood.

Filmography：
DaKxin Bajrange is an award-winning filmmaker, playwright, actor, director and activist from the Chhara community of Ahmedabad in western India. He teaches theatre and film at the National Tribal Academy at Tejgadh, Gujarat and is a Fellow of Bhasha Research and Publication Centre in Baroda. He has produced cultural programs for the Information Department of Gujarat State; directed over 50 television programs; and directed 8 documentaries on the earthquake in 2000 for the Gujarat government, as well as producing several independent documentaries.  Currently, he is working as an Associate Director with Rakesh Sharma for his film series on Gujarat.