Hardly Working
2022
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Synopsis
An ethnographic exploration of the work and daily life of non-player characters, the digital extras in video games. Their labor loops, activity patterns as well as bugs and malfunctions paint a vivid analogy for work under capitalism.
Hardly Working (2022) is a 21 min animation short film by Susanna Flock. An ethnographic exploration of the work and daily life of non-player characters, the digital extras in video games. Selected for Bolton International Film Festival (2023).
Key facts
Original language
English
First release
August 3, 2022
Awards
European Film Award for Best Short Film
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Festival History
- Bolton International Film Festival 2023
- European Film Awards 2023 generic - European Short Film ★ European Short Film (winner)
- IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival 2023 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 2022 generic
- Vancouver International Film Festival 2022 generic
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q124042856 |
| IMDb | tt21802584 |
| TMDB | 998856 |
