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Working Day

Name: Working Day
Director: Andrés Borghi
Released: 2010
Duration: 3 min

Representation Score

4.3/10

Fair

2010

Director

Andrés Borghi

Runtime

3 minutes

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Working Day presents a narrative that moves away from purely Western-centric storytelling by focusing on the Maori tribe. By positioning an indigenous group as the main source of tension against a giant, the film explores cultural conflicts regarding land and resource management. However, the film remains limited by its narrow focus on a single, traditionally-gendered male protagonist, which restricts the range of gender representation and identity-based storytelling. Ultimately, while the film successfully integrates indigenous critique and challenges environmental clichés, it lacks diversity in terms of gender, LGBTQ+ identities, and disability representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does Working Day have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include any explicit references to LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities. The story focuses on a giant man and his environmental interactions rather than exploring queer themes.

How does Working Day portray gender?

Limited

The story centers around a single male protagonist, the 'giant working man,' and there are no female characters with significant roles or the subversion of traditional gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Working Day?

Good

The film features the Maori tribe as a central element of the narrative conflict. This portrayal provides a critique of non-indigenous entities through an indigenous perspective.

How does Working Day represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative emphasizes indigenous sovereignty by framing the giant's actions through the Maori viewpoint. It challenges Western ideas about resource management and environmental stewardship.

Does Working Day include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities mentioned in the film's description.

Present on Screen

Meaningful inclusion of the Maori tribe as a central narrative force.
Challenges Western-centric 'explorer' clichés by centering indigenous perspectives.
Explores complex themes of indigenous sovereignty and environmental stewardship.

Limited or Absent

Lack of female characters with significant roles or diverse gender representation.
Absence of LGBTQ+ characters or narratives addressing non-cisgender identities.
No visible or invisible disability representation within the character set.

Official Synopsis

A giant working man doing the natural wonders of New Zealand is doing his final day at work, but the Maori tribe are not impressed after finding him filling up the water in a lake.

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