Wasteman

awesome cinematography and desaturated colour palette. also a great reflection of the critical capacity crisis UK prisons are facing and how this is impacting the safety and rehabilitation of prisoners - peak political commentary I also think (this might be a stretch) that the work functions as a microcosmic metaphor for how individuals feel in contemporary society (which is why McMau establishes such a bleak narrative). what I mean is we’re facing resource depletion (staff shortages referenced), a loss of privacy with social media and the housing crisis (not enough prison cells/bunks/other) and remand-style waiting for basic public services like delays in driving tests or support for mental health/ mental health diagnosis’ (remand whilst waiting for trial), effectively representing systemic scarcity