An experimental film on Alienation


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Creator/Artist: Mrinal Biswas

Category: Communication Design

Document: P3 Project

Batch: 2017-2019

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2009-2018

Medium: Video mp4

Supervisor: Prof. Sudesh Balan


Detailed Description

The term “alienation” means a feeling of exclusion, coming apart of essence and existence. As human beings, we are always trying to achieve a better quality of life. However, in modern society, we do not seem to exercise a will or consciousness or design. We just do as we are told. We act in a mechanical way. Although human beings are essentially productive, this system moulded us in such a way that we feel most human when we are away from work. We feel human by means of consumption, which is a parody in itself, making us as similar to other beings possessing the same qualities. Due to this, the most important quality, the ‘creative’ part of us is being ignored. Any form of human creativity can lead to an eventual improvement of a skill/art, but in the assembly line-structured systems, that’s not possible. In such a system, we may achieve increased production; however, if we value human life solely based on economic profits, we significantly limit our potential. In this project, I attempt to address some basic problems of alienation which are well known around us. Though those problems are not clearly identified as major life-threatening issues of our society, the number of people who are suffering from this state is not negligible.. As an outcome of this project, I have chosen to use a short movie as a medium to communicate my thoughts.


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