Colony
Can paternalism survive a globalised economy?
Rating
— The Film
Colony
Can paternalism survive a globalised economy?
The Story
This film explores multinational shoe company Bata’s impact on individual lives and their surroundings. The film’s aesthetic, shifting from site to site and shot to shot, offers pockets as a visual version of the bubble that was the Bata colony itself. The characters are all connected to that past. They guide the viewers through the merging of past and present in memory. The film’s colouration also evokes this mixture.
Runtime
35 min
Released Jan 2007
Marquee
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