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Documentary shows claustrophobic and exploitation reality

A documentary film, Machines, presents an intimate portrait of the rhythm of life and work at a textile factory in Gujarat. Moving through the corridors, the camera immerses the viewer into a claustrophobic space of exploited workers and child labor, provoking a reflection on working conditions in the global supply chain.

With strong visual language, striking images and carefully selected interviews with the workers themselves, the film tells a story of inequality and oppression of humans and machines.

The factory employs 1,500 workers and some are seen sleeping on piles of fabric. Their lungs are damaged because they breathe in silica dust and also carbon particles.

Workers earn less than three dollars for shifts of 12 or more hours. The noise of the machines to which these workers are exposed serves as the film's soundtrack. The film won the jury prize for best photography at the Sundance Film Festival this year.

Machines has already premiered in Britain and will debut in India later this year. Screenings are being planned for the country’s most densely populated industrial cities.

Though Machines was not filmed for activism purposes, director Rahul Jain hopes it induces steps to support workers in the country’s textile and clothing industry.

 
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