类型／Type：Documentary Screening
日期／Date：18 October 2024
地点／Venue：Wild Sheep Home, Petaling Jaya
策划与统筹／Event Planning & Coordination：Joshua Pang
导演／Director：Ansell Tan
制片／Producer：Gabrielle Lee

咖啡馆里的灯逐渐熄灭，观众的视线转向墙上投射的影像。放映期间，Joshua Pang 一直站在柜台后方——店里的椅子已经坐满了。从这个角度，他既能看见银幕，亦能留意观众的反应：有人为珍贵的历史画面惊叹，有人被受访者幽默的谈话逗笑。

这场放映会，始于一次观影后的触动。看过制片人 Gabrielle 与导演 Ansell 的纪录片《被遗忘的近打谷铁路》后，Joshua 邀请 Ansell 为当时以铁道旅行为主题的《WANDERER》撰稿，分享追索这条消失铁路的过程。文章出版后引起读者讨论，双方决定把故事从杂志带到现场，由《WANDERER》筹办影片在雪隆地区的首场放映会。

Joshua 负责场地协调、宣传及报名安排，Ansell 则带着影片与放映器材从怡保南下。活动在放映前十天开始宣传，一天内便收到逾四十人报名。当晚，连同工作人员，咖啡馆聚集了近五十人，亦有观众带着长辈与孩子一同前来。

映后交流从铁路历史，延伸至古迹保护、公共交通与社区未来。片中一张庆祝英女王伊丽莎白二世登基的牌坊旧照，更唤起两位年长观众的童年记忆：他们曾亲眼见过那座牌坊。

另有观众向导演发出邀请，希望摄制团队到自己的家乡，记录当地铁路的故事。讨论超过原定时间，仍有人意犹未尽。

从杂志约稿到实体放映，这个项目让地方故事找到新的观众，亦让观众自己的记忆与想法进入讨论。对 Joshua 而言，策划的意义，正在于促成这样的相遇。

As the café lights dimmed, the audience turned towards the images projected on the wall. Joshua Pang watched from behind the counter, standing throughout the screening because every chair was occupied. From there, he could follow both the film and its audience: the surprise at rare historical footage, the laughter at an interviewee's remarks, and the attention held by the story.

The event grew out of Joshua's response to The Forgotten Railway of Kinta Valley, a documentary by producer Gabrielle and director Ansell. Moved by the film, he invited Ansell to contribute to a railway-themed issue of WANDERER, sharing the process of tracing a railway that had largely disappeared from view.

The article prompted conversations among readers, leading to the magazine organising the film's first screening in the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor area. Joshua coordinated the venue, publicity and registration, while Ansell travelled from Ipoh with the film and projection equipment.

Promotion began ten days before the screening, attracting more than forty registrations within a day. Nearly fifty people, including staff, gathered at Wild Sheep Home that evening, with some guests bringing their children or older family members.

The discussion moved from railway history to heritage conservation, public transport and the future of local communities. A rare photograph of an archway celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's coronation prompted two older audience members to recall seeing it as children.

Another guest invited the filmmakers to visit his hometown and document its railway stories. The conversation continued beyond its scheduled time.

Extending an editorial collaboration into a public screening, the project created a meeting point for filmmakers, readers and local communities. For Joshua, it was an opportunity to help a story reach its audience, and give that audience room to respond.