The ambience of Spain’s bustling streets, usually filled with vibrant music, laughter and warmth, now echoes the discordant sounds of protesters and perplexing scenes of water pistols being aimed at tourists as their idyllic vacations to the country turn into waking nightmares for both them and the Spanish locals protesting their influx.

A critical examination of the integrity of the colour film production proves necessary to uncover the racism embedded in the process of this technology and the cultural use of cameras to reinforce racial hierarchies.