This short
film has a very similar ideological basis as ‘Innocent Dream’, a film that I
have analysed in a previous post. Its main theme is that of gender equality,
particularly in South Asia as this film is set and recorded in Pakistan. In
these countries, women are typically reserved and are the house workers which
means that as children, while the boys get to enjoy themselves and play, the girls
must help out their mothers at home. This film addresses this exact issue. It shows
the young girl lusting over the simple toy that the boy has and evolves when
the boy decides that he shall share his toy which he abruptly smashes onto a
rock (off camera) so that he is able to share the toy with the girl.
A deeper
connotation to this film is one of innocence. Society has created these
stereotypes of women being conservative and not ‘playing’, but as the young boy
has not yet been plagued by the conventions and impositions of society and so
he knows no different but to share his toy and play with the girl.
The only
audio used in this film is ambient diegetic sound. There is no speech, nor a
soundtrack. This means that all of the focus of the film comes down to the
narrative.
The target
audience for this film is very broad as the message is a worldwide one. Perhaps
it is most importantly targeted at the western world in order to make people
aware of the issues that face the rest of the world. The film intends to make
the viewer feel a sense of empathy towards the younger girl and tries to
highlight the issue of gender equality in order to spark some sort of change
either in ideological values of those in the area or in political policy.
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