I found this film to be extremely eye opening. When i get a pack of batteries from the store , i never stop to think about the obvious fact that someone, or i could assume many people took time to make them. I never picture them, there family , their home or life. This documentary put face to just a few of the many faceless workers for american goods. This film let the women effected tell their story and it really felt like they were in charge of telling it. The film humanized these women , detailing there real experiences and showing their families and homes. They even let them record video diaries in order to let the women further control their story. I felt little to no "crafting" of the story from the filmmakers, or their point of view at all.
My one critique of the film was that they repeatedly had many different women do voiceovers saying items they make in the factory while showing an empty factory or the smocks they wear while various women said where they were from. I was really annoyed by this . I thought this film did a great job of humanizing theses women but i think it would have been more powerful to see there faces saying these things.
My one critique of the film was that they repeatedly had many different women do voiceovers saying items they make in the factory while showing an empty factory or the smocks they wear while various women said where they were from. I was really annoyed by this . I thought this film did a great job of humanizing theses women but i think it would have been more powerful to see there faces saying these things.
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