Belonging: A Brief Film Analysis

Thus fundamentally, this short film takes on a different approach compared to the other two texts, as it exemplifies the notion of how one’s sense of belonging can essentially be hindered upon by barriers in life and a lack of acknowledgement by the wider community. Factors such as poverty, hunger and homelessness can ultimately become catalysts that results in one being excluded and seen by others as incoherent ‘outcasts’. As a result of a lack of connection to a home or with people, homeless individuals in society ultimately have limited or no sense of belonging. This idea is effectively expressed in the short film when the director captures the scene of a homeless man kneeling on a footpath, whilst many by passers stream past him, quite