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Container
This immersive film project makes us aware of how closely modern forms of economic enslavement compare with earlier forms that ‘civilised’ society claims to have cast aside.
Book your timeslot to experience this in person at 26 Leake Street
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Lead Artists
Meghna Singh, Simon Wood
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South Africa 2021. 20min
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Language
English, Macua
Where to watch
6 to 17 October, 11AM to 9PM, in person at 26 Leake Street
6 to 17 October, virtually at The Expanse, available for free internationally
Container, a 180-degree film from South Africa, makes us aware of the lives of the invisible millions that continue to be enslaved through modern-day feudalism. How would you define slavery? A lack of freedom, unbearable working conditions, social inequality and moral injustice? All these attributes still apply to the situation that millions of people, mostly labourers from developing countries, still find themselves in. This film takes us on a journey through the myriad forms of economic slavery, via the spread of capitalism around the world, which has increased the hunger for cheap goods and led to mega cities filled with ‘invisible’ workers forced into economic and domestic servitude. Humans as commodities – people as products – is the very definition of slavery. And this situation is only multiplying…
Ulrich Schrauth
Age recommendation: 15+
Contains scenes of racism and violence
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Director
Meghna Singh, Simon Wood
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Production Company
Saltpeter
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Cinematographer
Michael Carter
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Music
Shane Cooper
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Sound
James Oliver

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