Colony (2007)

Colony

2007

Documentary

Synopsis

This film explores multinational shoe company Bata’s impact on individual lives and their surroundings. The film’s aesthetic, shifting from site to site and shot to shot, offers pockets as a visual version of the bubble that was the Bata colony itself. The characters are all connected to that past. They guide the viewers through the merging of past and present in memory. The film’s colouration also evokes this mixture.

Credits

Director

Michelle Williams

Cast

Ashim Chatterjee as Self - Former Superintendent, Bata

Maitrayee Mukhopadhyay as Self - Former Batanagar Resident

Mary Duffus as Self - Former Factory Worker, Bata

Michal Janský as Self - Managing Director, Bata Central Europe

Pavel Hajný as Self - Historian

Pavel Velev as Self - Director, Bata Foundation Czech Republic

Sonja Baťa as Self - Board of Directors, Bata

Sushant Rakshit as Self - Former Manager, Bata