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Carbon: A Story of Tomorrow

Carbon: A Story of Tomorrow

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

2017

Director

Maitrey Bajpai, Ramiz Ilham Khan

Runtime

24 minutes

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Carbon: A Story of Tomorrow uses a dystopian sci-fi setting to explore themes of survival and systemic desperation. The narrative is driven by the physical and economic precariousness of its protagonist, Random. The film excels in portraying disability through the lens of technological dependency, examining human resilience in a fractured society. However, the film's demographic breadth is limited, focusing primarily on a single male character and lacking diverse representation in gender, race, and LGBTQ+ identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Carbon: A Story of Tomorrow have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

There are no LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities in the film. The story does not critique heteronormativity.

How does Carbon: A Story of Tomorrow portray gender?

Fair

The story focuses on a single male protagonist named Random. While it avoids traditional gender hierarchies, it lacks diverse gender perspectives or challenges to gender norms.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Carbon: A Story of Tomorrow?

Fair

The synopsis does not specify the racial makeup of the cast. There is no visual evidence of non-Anglo-Saxon majority groups.

How does Carbon: A Story of Tomorrow represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative examines systemic scarcity and institutional failure through an illegal oxygen deal. This suggests a critique of corrupt social structures.

Does Carbon: A Story of Tomorrow include disability representation?

Good

The protagonist's dependence on an artificial heart highlights a technological disability. This allows for exploring resilience through medical necessity.

Present on Screen

  • The protagonist's artificial heart provides a nuanced exploration of technological disability and human resilience.
  • The dystopian setting offers a strong framework for critiquing systemic inequality and institutional failure.

Limited or Absent

  • The narrative lacks diverse gender perspectives and LGBTQ+ representation.
  • The racial and ethnic composition of the world remains unspecified and lacks explicit detail.

Official Synopsis

In dystopian future of 2067, Random a desperate man with an artificial heart, undertakes an illegal Oxygen deal, that goes wrong.

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