Redefining the way a documentary is constructed has been a challenging task. However, after analysing this task today, I have found more clarification to what direction alternate documentaries should be taking. Like any new approach this class discusses each week, there is a common thread of concern that leads us to the causal relations between humans and objects. This relationship has obviously been a key thread from the beginning, but redefining this relationship has been a challenging aspect to grasp. Despite the challenge of this task, I feel like there is new ground for me to form a coherent explanation surrounding the objective of this class. From what we have learnt so far, I feel like I have a general understanding of what this class is trying to achieve. As an overview, our class is attempting to explore the multicausal relationships that exist within the complexity of this world, aiming to give voice to non-human objects, allowing them to offer a new perspective of their existence. We are attempting to illustrate the perspective of non-human parts and their relationship to the world around us. The redefinition that comes from this clarification is in the switch between perceiving humans to be the centre of all communication, to viewing our species as a mere speck in the world around us.

This leads to a second key component of what we are learning, which is the reviewing of story solely as a tool for humans to contextualise the world. It is easy to see how limiting our definition of story is when we explore the density of all objects that exist in our world. By looking at other forms of communication around us, it is clear that there is a far broader level of dialogue that exists beyond our species. This point hints at the multi-casual nature of this world. These relations exist within all aspects of our life, from living to non-living entities. The task at hand is attempting to view these relationships from the perspective of the object, rather than filtering it through our human lens. The distance that is implied through this task is the exact reason why this process is so alien to our class. It is a process that goes against our established way of interpreting the world. Stories have been inbuilt within us from our very conception. It is a natural way of cultivating a sense of peace within ourselves as we attempt to navigate the complexity of life. Therefore, when altering our approach to documentary films, we need to be asking ourselves this one question; What does it mean to move into a space that acknowledges other points of view?