blog 7 : baba
Baba (2021) Directors : Adam Ali, Sam Arbor In only 18 minutes, Baba manages to tell such a captivating and meaningful story that is often not represented in media. The short film follows a young, queer Libyan (Britannia) who is questioning whether to stay or flee from his homeland after a surprising discovery. It is an important story of family and friendship, and having a support system of people who love and support you, no matter what. Baba shows the reality of what it is like to be young and queer, and how this can impact lives in ways that many people will never experience or understand, such as living in a place where being queer is not accepted. Various aspect ratios are used throughout Baba to differentiate Britannia's childhood and present day, with seemingly archive-type footage of his childhood being shown in 4:3 ratio and present day being shown in a 1.6:1 or 2.75:1 ratio. This suggests he has separated past memories from new ones, but still re...