Mister Organ is one of the most unsettling documentaries I’ve ever seen
Mister Organ is one of the most unsettling documentaries I’ve ever seen
《Mister Organ》是我看过的最令人不安的纪录片之一。
The story of Michael Organ is the rare documentary that doubles as a psychological horror film.
迈克尔·奥根（Michael Organ）的故事是一部罕见的纪录片，它同时也是一部心理恐怖片。
Mister Organ doesn’t reach the level of societal horror of The Act of Killing or the creepypasta-meets-true-crime gruesomeness of Beware the Slenderman, but there’s something deeply unsettling about Michael Organ and his intimate campaign of terror against everyone who enters his life.
《Mister Organ》虽然没有达到《杀戮演绎》（The Act of Killing）那种社会性恐怖的高度，也不像《当心瘦长鬼影》（Beware the Slenderman）那样融合了都市传说与真实犯罪的惊悚感，但迈克尔·奥根本人以及他对身边每一个人所实施的亲密恐怖活动，却有着某种令人深感不安的特质。
Mister Organ is a documentary by David Farrier, an Auckland, New Zealand journalist. The movie starts with Farrier reporting on Bashford Antiques, a shop in Ponsonby that has begun aggressively clamping cars in its lot and demanding exorbitant fees to release them — up to $760. Farrier’s article for The Spinoff eventually led the government to introduce legislation that would outlaw extreme clamping fees.
《Mister Organ》是由新西兰奥克兰记者大卫·法里尔（David Farrier）执导的纪录片。影片开头，法里尔报道了庞森比（Ponsonby）的一家名为 Bashford Antiques 的古董店，该店开始激进地锁住其停车场内的车辆，并索要高额的解锁费——最高可达760美元。法里尔为《The Spinoff》撰写的文章最终促使政府出台了立法，取缔了这种极端的锁车收费行为。
Under normal circumstances, that would be the end of the story. But at the center of this story is a man named Michael Organ who turns out to be a bizarre, seemingly dangerous conman.
在正常情况下，故事到这里就该结束了。但这个故事的核心人物是一个名叫迈克尔·奥根的男人，他被证明是一个古怪且看似危险的骗子。
Organ was hired to police Bashford’s lot, and during his investigation, Farrier discovers he’s more than just a parking-lot bully. Years earlier, Organ had been charged with attempting to steal a yacht in an elaborate scheme. What’s more, he claimed to be a prince and a lawyer — he is neither.
奥根受雇负责 Bashford 停车场的管理，在调查过程中，法里尔发现他不仅仅是一个停车场恶霸。多年前，奥根曾因策划一起复杂的游艇盗窃案而被指控。更甚者，他还自称是王子和律师——而他两者都不是。
As Farrier talks to people who have known Organ and interacts with him directly, what emerges is a portrait of a deeply troubled man who has left a trail of traumatized people in his wake. The movie shifts from a wild portrait of a conman to something more alarming and tense when Organ reveals he’s gotten his hands on a key to Farrier’s home and only warns him to be careful.
随着法里尔与那些认识奥根的人交谈并与他直接接触，一个深陷困境的男人的形象浮出水面，他所到之处留下了一连串受创伤的人。当奥根透露他已经拿到了法里尔家的钥匙，并仅仅是警告他要小心时，电影从一个骗子的荒诞写照转变为更加令人警觉和紧张的叙事。
From there it spirals even further; eventually, Farrier felt it necessary to leave the country to protect himself from Organ’s campaign of harassment and gaslighting. It’s the rare documentary that doubles as a psychological horror film.
此后事态进一步恶化；最终，法里尔感到有必要离开这个国家，以保护自己免受奥根的骚扰和煤气灯效应（精神控制）的侵害。这确实是一部罕见的、兼具心理恐怖片特质的纪录片。
Mister Organ is available to stream on Hoopla, Kanopy, and YouTube.
《Mister Organ》目前可在 Hoopla、Kanopy 和 YouTube 上观看。