When people of color adapt their language to their social environment, this is called code switching. Jasmin Tran, who knows this phenomenon from her own experience, has now made a short film about it entitled “What they see”. She doesn’t want to open society’s eyes. She wants to encourage.
And suddenly the word “bro” slips out of her mouth. In the background you can hear people typing on keyboards and clacking across the floor in high heels. Anne sits at the desk next to her boss. She reports to him – politely and professionally – of incorrectly completed tasks. Until she changes her tone. And the way of speaking. It’s a scene from the short film “What they see” by Jasmin Tran, 22. A film about code switching.