Force of Work

Taak and Humans in the Loop are two sharply distinct yet thematically entwined films presented in collaboration with Storiculture.

Taak follows Shalini, a nightclub bouncer in Delhi, as she navigates coercive surveillance through a mandatory smartwatch policy at work. In Humans in the Loop, Nehma, an Adivasi data labeller in Jharkhand, trains AI systems while confronting the algorithmic amplification of social bias. Both films delve into questions of control, resistance, and the intimate costs of data extraction - through performances rooted in lived experience and context. Together, they create a tense, reflective double bill on technology's human edge.

Taak (40 minutes, Hindi)

Director and Writer: Udit Khurana

Cast: Jyoti Dogra, Ambika Kamal

Editor: Bhamati Sivapalan

Cinematographer: Tarkash Mehta

Producers: Ishan Hendre, Shilpa Kumar, Mathivanan Rajendran

Humans in the Loop (75 minutes, Hindi & Kurukh)

Director and Writer: Aranya Sahay

Cast: Geeta Guha, Vikas Gupta, Ritesh, Anurag Lugun, Sonal Madhushankar, Prayrak Mehta, Ridhima Singh
Editors: Swaroop Reghu, Aranya Sahay

Cinematographers: Harshit Saini, Monica Tiwari

Producers: Ishan Hendre, Shilpa Kumar, Mathivanan Rajendran, Sarabhi Ravichandran