Human Capital
Sunday, 5 September, 16:00 - 17:20 / Kijkhuis 2
Human Capital is the asset always dismissed from the company’s balance sheets. This dismissal is the starting point of this session. The struggles of workers from across the world are exposed. Some attempt to subvert the system, while others can only fend off the abuses created by it, all while grasping onto their humanity. On the backdrop of a capitalist world, the four protagonists strive for stability amid a harsh system that pushes them over the edge.
Duration
80 min.
A man finds his stolen bicycle and it now belongs to a stranger. In his attempts to retrieve the bicycle, he struggles to remain human.
The self-contained cosmos of the golf course reflects societal structures. Although new 'tee girl' Isabel still has to learn the rules, she's already looking for loopholes to subvert the system.
Vitória decides to stop taking the abuse at the factory and goes in search of someone who will listen to female workers. Made with employees from a textile company in rural Minas Gerais. An urgent story, now that Brazil's extreme right-wing government is destroying social structures at a rapid rate.
Ah Fei, a Vietnamese who left home to work in Taiwan, escapes from his Taiwanese employer in hope to earn more money to send back home.One day, he runs into Ah Hai, a police patrol officer, at the beach.By the beach, nine shots were eventually fired at Ah Fei.