Hardly Working
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.
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Leonhard Müllner Director · Robin Klengel Director Susanna Flock Director
First release August 3, 2022 · Produced in Austria · Production Kunsthaus Graz, Land Steiermark, department 9 - Culture, Europe, Ext. Relations
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Total Refusal
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Kunsthaus Graz
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Land Steiermark, department 9 - Culture, Europe, Ext. Relations
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Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport
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Werkleitz Gesellschaft
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European Media Art Platform
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Creative Europe Media
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Austria
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English
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English
Release dates
Switzerland · August 3, 2022
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
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