ABSTRACT

In 1917, over 1,000 miners were deported from the mining town of Bisbee, AZ by a mob of deputized vigilantes. One-hundred years later, Bisbee ‘17 revisits the community as its residents engage the town’s shameful past through a re-creation of the mass deportation. The documentary film demonstrates that the shameful past is never silent, only quieted. Bisbee ‘17’s cinematography, sound design, score, and set pieces suggest that contemporary Bisbee is haunted by figures from 1917 who lurk within the open spaces of Bisbee. Those figures’ voices and presence, the film argues, can be felt throughout the community, and they move ever closer to the present as the town’s contemporary residents approach the re-enactment of the deportation. Ultimately, Bisbee ‘17 teaches viewers lessons about how to listen for the past, while encouraging reluctant individuals to do the same.

摘要

1917 年，超过 1,000 名矿工被一群代理治安维持会人员从亚利桑那州比斯比镇驱逐出境。一百年后，Bisbee '17重新审视了社区，因为它的居民通过重新创建大规模驱逐来参与该镇可耻的过去。纪录片展示了可耻的过去从来没有沉默，只有安静。Bisbee '17的摄影、声音设计、配乐和布景表明当代 Bisbee 被 1917 年的人物所困扰，他们潜伏在 Bisbee 的开放空间内。影片认为，整个社区都可以感受到这些人物的声音和存在，并且随着该镇的当代居民接近重新制定驱逐令，他们越来越接近现在。最终，比斯比 '17 教观众如何倾听过去的课程，同时鼓励不情愿的人也这样做。