![]() While several films that premiered at this year’s edition explore the intersections of technology, nature, politics and work, four projects train their attention on the experiences of the expatriate working-class. ![]() ![]() Migrant labour also happens to be one of the most prominent themes of the recently concluded Cinéma du Réel documentary festival. The harrowing, mediatized tracking shots of men and women trudging along highways with their belongings are now a veritable part of the visual history of independent India. Out of work and anxious about the immediate future, migrant workers from every part of the country decided to go back to their homelands by whatever means was available to them. The last week of March 2022 marks the second anniversary of India’s first covid-enforced lockdown.
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