Ukubingelela Izinja Eziphakeme: Abadala Bangasifundisa Amasu Amasha, Futhi

Izinja eziphezulu "zingene," njengoba kufanele zibe njalo.

"Ubuso bakho bungabuhlungu ngenxa yokumomotheka kuyo yonke le filimu futhi, yize kunezimo ezimbalwa ezingaletha izinyembezi ezimbalwa, kufanelekile ukuthi uzinikele futhi unikele ngalezi zidalwa ezimnandi nezibabazekayo ebezingumlando beka eceleni noma unganakwa. " —UKaren Ponzi, I-New Haven Independent

Izinja eziphezulu nezinye izilwane ezingezona ezomuntu (izilwane) izidalwa ezinhle esingafunda okuningi ngazo ngazo nangathi. Eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule ngaxoxisana nomenzi wamafilimu owathola umklomelo uGorman Bechard mayelana nefilimu yakhe eyingqophamlando, Inja Eqanjwe Ngegama LeGucci , futhi manje ngiyajabula ukwethula enye ingxoxo noGorman mayelana nefilimu yakhe entsha nevelele, Abadala iDogumentary lokho kuzokhishwa kuzinkundla zokubuka eziningi ngoLwesibili, Septhemba 29. ¹

I-trailer iyabonakala lapha. Ngibhekile Abadala Izikhathi eziningana futhi ngicabange kakhulu ngengxoxo engiyenze nomthwebuli wezithombe owathola izindondo u-Isa Leshko ngencwadi yakhe ebizwa ngokuthi Kuvunyelwe Ukuguga: Izithombe Zezilwane Ezikhulile Zivela e-Farm Sanctuaries egcwele izithombe ezinyakazayo eziveza inhliziyo, isithunzi nenqwaba yabantu abanobuntu obuhlukile nobumangazayo.

Nakhu uGorman akusho ngomsebenzi wakhe omusha - ifilimu engike ngiyibuke kaninginingi ngoba yinhle leyo.

Kungani wenze Abadala?

Ngefilimu yami yokuqala yenhlalakahle yezilwane Inja Eqanjwe Ngegama LeGucci , Ngangizwa kaninginingi ukuthi abantu bafuna ukuyibuka kanjani le filimu, kepha behluleka. Bangesabiswa yimifanekiso yodlame engahle ibekhona, yize ngangisho ukuthi bambalwa kakhulu kule filimu. Ukuthi ifilimu ibikhuluma kakhulu ngalokho esingakwenza sonke ukunikeza izwi ezilwaneni.

Ekusondeleni ifilimu yami yesibili yenhlalakahle yezilwane ngazi ngokushesha ukuthi ngifuna kube yifilimu "ejabulayo", engizoyikhokha kanjalo. Kwaqala lapho ngizwa ngoChaser, futhi ngafinyelela kuDkt Pilley ukubuza ukuthi ngingaxoxa naye yini bese ngiqopha inja yakhe emangalisayo isebenza. Kodwa ngangazi ukuthi leyo kwakungeyona yonke indaba yami. Lapho nje umkami nomdidiyeli womsebenzi uKristine bengingenisa e-Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, ifilimu yaqala ukwakheka.

Kungaba yidokhumentari mayelana nobungqabavu bezinja ezinkulu. Kungakanani impilo nothando okufanele bakunikeze. Ithemba lami bekuwukudala ifilimu engenza abantu bacabange kabili ngokuthatha injana ekhaya futhi bakhethe lowo ophakeme kunalokho. Ukungeza uJane Sobel Klonsky nezithombe zakhe ezimangalisayo kule filimu kungisizile ukuthi ngiyixoxe le ndaba ngendlela emnandi nenhle. Angikaze ngibonise inja ephakeme ehlupheka ekhejini lokukhosela. Esikhundleni salokho, ngikukhombisa ukuthi inja ephezulu ingangeza kanjani empilweni yakho. ² [Ukuze ube nengxoxo noNks. Klonsky, bheka "Izinja Ezindala: Ukunikeza Abadala Ama-Canines Uthando Oluningi Nezimpilo Ezinhle."]

Ifilimu yakho entsha ihlobana kanjani nemvelaphi yakho nezindawo ezijwayelekile ozithandayo?

Nginezinto ezintathu engizithandayo empilweni yami: umculo, i-New Haven pizza, nezinja. Ngenze amafilimu ngabo bonke. Lolo thando ngesilwane esikhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni yilokho enginakho ngendlela engemuva. Kepha ngihlale ngikholelwa ukuthi lapho ngidala okuthile kwezobuciko, kungaba umdwebo, incwadi, ingoma, noma ifilimu, lolo thando lwaluyisithako esisodwa esikhulu kunazo zonke. Isebenzisa lokho engikwaziyo ukuthi ngenza kangcono ukusiza ukufundisa umphakathi nokusindisa izinja.

Obani ababukeli bakho obenzelwe bona?

Kuvuleke kakhulu lapha. Noma ngubani oke waba nayo futhi wayithanda inja uzothola okuthile kule filimu okungafundisa, kujabulise, noma kumane kumlethele ukumamatheka. Futhi kulo mhlaba njengamanje, angicabangi lutho olungcono kunokwenza abantu bamomotheka futhi basindise izinja ngefilimu efanayo.

Yiziphi ezinye zezihloko ozifaka kwifilimu yakho futhi yimiphi eminye yemiyalezo yakho emikhulu?

Ngaphandle komlayezo omkhulu wokuthi izinja eziphezulu zisagcwele impilo, bengifuna ukushayela ekhaya iphuzu lokuthi izinja zihlakaniphe kakhulu kunalokho iningi lethu likholelwa. Lokho kwavela kokunye okwashiwo nguDoug James Inja Eqanjwe Ngegama LeGucci lapho abantu bebuza ukuthi kungani esebenza kanzima kangaka ukushintsha imithetho yezilwane kanti "kuyinja nje eyisimungulu." NjengoDoug, ngikholelwa ngokweqiniso ukuthi ayikho into efana nenja eyisimungulu. Baningi abanikazi abayizimungulu, kodwa ungalinge uyisole inja. I-Chaser iwubufakazi balokho. Ukuthi amandla abo okufunda anqunyelwe kuphela ngesikhathi esisichitha sifundisa.

Futhi nokuthi izinja zingumndeni. Futhi kufanele baphathwe kanjalo, ngenhlonipho efanayo esiyinika abantu, ikakhulukazi eminyakeni yabo yobudala. Izinja zisinikeze impilo yazo yonke yothando olungenamibandela, ukudlala, ukuhamba, ngisho nokuzwelana, futhi kufanele sikulungele ukuba nazo futhi sizinakekele kuze kube yilapho ziphefumula okokugcina. Ngikholelwa ngokweqiniso ukuthi umuntu owesabekayo kuphela ongalahla inja ephakeme endaweni yokukhosela ngoba bebengasafanele ukuyinakekela. Ngingakujabulela ukukuguqula lokho futhi ngethemba ukuthi into efanayo izokwenzeka kulowo muntu lapho esemdala futhi engakwazi ukuzimela. Ukuntuleka okuphelele kobubele benja akunakwenzeka futhi kuyethusa kimi.

Ifilimu yakho yehluke kanjani kwezinye ezithinta ezinye zezihloko ezivamile ezifanayo?

Akufani cishe nayo yonke ifilimu yenhlalakahle yezilwane eyake yenziwa ngoba awusoze wafulathela isithombe sokuhlukumezeka kule filimu. Ngeke uze ubone inja esibayeni. Akukho lutho olwesabekayo nokude kude. Yifilimu ejabulisayo ebungaza impilo, ubuhlakani, ububele, nokuzinikela. Ngempela kuzokumomotheka kusuka endlebeni kuye endlebeni. Ngisho nezingane zizoyithanda.

Ingabe unethemba lokuthi izinto zizoshintsha zibe ngcono njengoba abantu befunda ngempilo yokuqonda nengokomzwelo yezakhamizi eziphezulu ze-canine — abadala abaphawulekayo — nokuthi yini abayifunayo nabayidingayo kithina?

Ithemba lami ukuthi asikaze sibone enye inja ephakeme ilahlwe endaweni yokukhosela, noma ishiywe ukuyofela ehlathini. Kukhona ukucaphuna okuhle kukaKurt Vonnegut kusuka eBreakfast of Champions: "Siphilile kuphela kuze kube sezingeni lokuthi imibono yethu ibe nobuntu." Ngizothatha isinyathelo esisodwa siqhubeke, imibono yethu nezenzo zethu. Sidinga ukuphatha ezinye izimpilo kule planethi ngendlela nathi uqobo esingathanda ukuphathwa ngayo. Futhi uma singeke siqale ngezinja, ezisinika okuningi kunabantu esikanye nabo, khona-ke silahlekile njengesiko.

Ngabe kukhona okunye ongathanda ukutshela abafundi?

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_____. Yini impilo emnandi yenja endala? (Ekupheleni kwempilo ukwelashwa okumnandi kungcono kunamaphilisi anemiphumela emibi emikhulu?)

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