THE FOURTH PILLAR

In this short film, a girl is seen getting ready to go to work while a news channel plays on her television. It is broadcasting sensational headlines meant to quickly hook the audience, often at the cost of covering the news that truly needs attention.

As she sits down to watch, scenes of real-life incidents unfolding simultaneously begin to play one after another.

Short montages depict unemployment,sexual violence, the persistence of child labour,etc. After these visuals, the background music is layered with the voice of the news anchor, who continues to broadcast news that is unrelated to what was being shown on screen.

The film ends with a reveal-the girl watching the television is the news anchor herself. Her expressions reflect worry, exasperation, and restrained anger. She receives a call from her Boss, asking her to hurry up and come over to the office to record another meaningless news.

Having no other option, she picks up her ID card and her suit and leaves for work.