FEBRUARY: Industry of dreams
From a tiny Hungarian village to the industrial behemoth that is China, nameless workers toil under nearly surreal circumstances to fulfill our wildest desires. Our February films make up a strangely suited duo that adds a new and almost operatic dimension to the concept of industrial development.
The Vibrant Village
Ascension
“Ascension” is an impressionistic portrait of China’s industrial supply chain that reveals the country’s growing class divide through staggering observations of labor, consumerism and wealth. The documentary portrays capitalism in China across the levels of its operation, from the crudest mine to the most rarefied forms of leisure.
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