Colony
(2007)

Can paternalism survive a globalised economy?

Released: 2007-01-01

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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.

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Maitrayee Mukhopadhyay

as Self - Former Batanagar Resident

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Ashim Chatterjee

as Self - Former Superintendent, Bata

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Tomáš Jan Baťa

as Self - Archival Footage

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Pavel Velev

as Self - Director, Bata Foundation Czech Republic

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Sonja Baťa

as Self - Board of Directors, Bata

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Václav Sýkora

as Self - Pioneer, Bata

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Mary Duffus

as Self - Former Factory Worker, Bata

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Michal Janský

as Self - Managing Director, Bata Central Europe

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Pavel Hajný

as Self - Historian

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Sushant Rakshit

as Self - Former Manager, Bata

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Ranjit Das Sharma

as Self - Employee, Bata

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Adhrishya Kumar

as Self - Activist

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Susmita Adhikari

as Self - Former Batanagar Resident

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Nepal Chandra Ganguly

as Self - Former Chief Engineer, Bata

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Biplab Karmakar

as Self - Assistant Manager, Bata

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Jyotindra Chakravarty

as Self - Quality Control Manager, Bata

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