In Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, men and women undertake all sorts of physical tasks with machine precision and routine: they load their bodies with different materials; they manufacture bricks; they separate plastics and they drive rickshaws. They are the machine men, a mass of millions of people who become the driving force for the city.
An aesthetic reflection on modernity and global development, and on the use of physical strength that the human being has developed throughout history and which today, well into the 21st century, is still palpably exploited. —DocsBarcelona
Work saves us from three evils: boredom vice and need. ~ Voltaire - Candide (1759). Wonderful piece of art (both)
A good handful of short documentaries are on view for free through Sunday.
