The woman carrying the basket is a very interesting part of Wax and Gold because she does not have a narrated story line. In most of the clips with the basket woman, her face is obscured from the view of the camera, and the camera is below her as she is walking up. This angle and black and white filter makes her seem like a goddess or higher being of some sort because the light from the sky is surrounding her making her look as though she is glowing as she walks upwards. The glow around her is important as it reveals that though she is not part of the story within the movie she is an important part of the message going forward. In the chaos of many clips playing back to back without any transitions, just abrupt changes, there are two clips of the woman, the first is mainly focused on the basket and her face is covered by the basket. The second clip of her to be shown has her face in full view of the camera, staring directly at the camera. The opposition of these two clips is very interesting as the first clip is focused on the basket, a central item for an Ethiopian family, and not the person carrying it, but the second is focused on her face. Her looking directly at the camera is almost startling because it seems like her eyes pierce through the camera at you, and it is no longer about the family aspect of this basket. Looking directly at a camera is usually a sign of importance, and she is alone in the frame with the basket still on her head looking directly at the audience like she is calling them in. Her purpose is not to be a part of the story within the film, but to draw the viewer in and make them think about how they are a part of the story in the film.
