Bricks are produced through community efforts in Burkina Faso, semi-industrial methods in India, and highly mechanized processes in Germany, France, Austria, and Switzerland.
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Bricks are produced through community efforts in Burkina Faso, semi-industrial methods in India, and highly mechanized processes in Germany, France, Austria, and Switzerland.
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In Burkina Faso, community members collaborate to construct a clinic using locally made bricks. The film contrasts this grassroots effort with semi-industrialized brick production in India and the highly mechanized processes in Germany, France, Austria, and Switzerland. Director Harun Farocki presents a rhythmic structure that captures the varied methods of labor involved in brick-making. The documentary prompts a reconsideration of labor and production across different cultural and economic contexts.
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