Rahul Jain - India / 2016 / 71’
An intimate, observantly portrayal of the rhythm of life and work in a gigantic
factory in India. Moving through the corridors and bowels of the enormous and
disorientating structure, the camera takes the viewer on a journey to a place of physical
labor and intense hardship, provoking cause for thought. Since the 1960s the area of
Sachin in western India has undergone unprecedented industrialisation, exemplified
in its numerous textile factories. MACHINES portraits only one of these factories, while
at the same time representing the thousands of labourers working, living and suffering
in an environment they can't escape without unity. With strong visual language,
memorable images and carefully selected interviews of the workers themselves, Jain
tells a story of humans and machines…of inequality, oppression and the huge divide
between rich, poor and the perspectives of both.
