Archive · 8 Jun 2025
Films 'Taak' and 'Humans in the Loop' Show Present-Day Dystopia
Imagine a world where new technology is used to watch and control people, especially those already struggling.
Two films, 'Taak' and 'Humans in the Loop', show this happening in different ways.
'Humans in the Loop' is about a woman who trains computers, but her intelligence isn't valued.
'Taak' is about workers in a nightclub being tracked with smartwatches.
These films show how technology can make the present feel like the future we feared, focusing on how it affects people's jobs and freedoms.
They highlight the hidden costs of technology.
Two films, 'Taak' and 'Humans in the Loop', explore technology's impact on marginalized groups.
'Humans in the Loop' depicts a tribal woman working as a data-labeller for an AI company.
The film highlights the repetitive nature of the work and the devaluation of the worker's intelligence.
'Taak' focuses on two bouncers in a nightclub, where smartwatches are implemented for surveillance.
Both films premiered at the MAMI Film Festival and are screening at the New York Indian Film Festival.
- Who
- The films feature characters like Nehma, a data-labeller, and Shalini and Komal, bouncers.
- What
- The films address themes of surveillance, AI, and the impact of technology on the working class.
- When
- Both films premiered at the Mumbai MAMI Film Festival last year and are currently screening at the New York Indian Film Festival.
- Where
- 'Humans in the Loop' is set in Jharkhand, and 'Taak' is set in Delhi.
- Why
- The films explore how technology weaponizes and perpetuates societal divisions, particularly affecting marginalized communities.
- Film Titles
- 'Taak' and 'Humans in the Loop'
- Premieres
- MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
- Themes
- Surveillance, AI, Marginalization
- Director of 'Taak'
- Udit Khurana
- Director of 'Humans in the Loop'
- Aranya Sahay
- Current Screening
- New York Indian Film Festival