We have encountered several instances in our course where someone with an idea for a project allows his or her subjects an opportunity for self-representation (ex. The Weather Man project); this film is another one of those cases. For my part, I think this process allows the end product to radiate originality, insightfulness, clarity and attractiveness. I managed to discern the subjects were doing their own recording early on in the film, which captivated my attention because I felt more confident they would not manipulate settings or stories in order to get a point across. The entire film felt very fresh, organic, even the interspersed choreographed segments. The six week workshop in video production really paid off; the women subjects were able to produce a piece that spoke sincerely of their unkind situations caused largely by the factories. Despite the gravity of their poverty they have strength enough to live their lives and try to do something about it on the side, as Funari relates in her interview. Duran and Carmen were but two women fighting for a common cause. By allowing them, ordinary people, to direct footage and tell their own story, I think heightens the belief that anyone can learn if given an opportunity and that we as viewers can learn even more from those who struggle greatly in comparison to Americans, who wander from store to store at local “humming”/shopping malls.