Point of Origin story

tz2019e1x08 · 2019-05-16

A wealthy socialite is hauled away to a detention center for illegal immigrants. Directed by: Mathias Herndl. Story by: John Griffin.

19 total · 2 choice · 10 major · 7 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
putting yourself in someone else's shoes choice The privileged socialite Eve got a taste of what it was like to be treated as an undocumented person in the United States, and a very bad taste it was.
treatment of migrants choice The government was rounding up illegal space aliens and treating them in a most brutal manner.
creeping authoritarianism major The world was clearly an exaggerated extrapolation of Trumpian America.
extra-dimensional being major Eve was shocked to discover that she was actually a space alien "pilgrim" from another dimension.
fear of strangers major People were paranoid about immigrants.
human vs. captivity major Eve was apprehended by the authorities and kept in a dark and dank detention facility.
husband and wife major William and Eve.
ironic twist of fate major Eve was a privileged rich woman who treated immigrants with condescending benevolence but lo, she was in fact herself an illegal immigrant.
master and servant major Eve showed a genuine interest in the welfare of her housekeeper and nanny Anna. For example, Eve took a risk to help Anna's grandson get into a good school.
social inequality major The lives of super wealthy socialites were contrasted with those of their domestic servants.