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).
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Awards
European Film Award for Best Short Film
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Festival History
- Bolton International Film Festival 2023
- European Film Awards 2023 generic
- IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival 2023 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 2022 generic
- Vancouver International Film Festival 2022 generic
