Hardly Working (2022)
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.
Genre: Animation, Documentary
Runtime: 21 min
Release Date: August 3, 2022
Cast
- A_F_M_ASBtownfolk_02 - "The Street Sweeper"
- A_F_M_SDslums_02 - "The Laundress"
- A_M_M_NBXdockworkers_01 - "The Carpenter"
- A_M_M_VALlaborer_01 - "The Stable Hand"
- Jacob Banigan - Narrator
Screenplay
Music: Adrian Jonas Haim
Editing: Susanna Flock, Robin Klengel
Production: Total Refusal, Kunsthaus Graz, Land Steiermark, department 9 - Culture, Europe, Ext. Relations, Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport, Werkleitz Gesellschaft, European Media Art Platform, Creative Europe Media
Country: Austria
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films in Genre: Animation, Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hardly Working about?
- 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.
- Who directed Hardly Working?
- Hardly Working was directed by Susanna Flock, Leonhard Müllner, Robin Klengel, Michael Stumpf.
- Who stars in Hardly Working?
- Hardly Working stars A_F_M_ASBtownfolk_02, A_F_M_SDslums_02, A_M_M_NBXdockworkers_01, A_M_M_VALlaborer_01, Jacob Banigan.
- How long is Hardly Working?
- Hardly Working has a runtime of 21m (21 minutes).
- What genre is Hardly Working?
- Hardly Working is a Animation, Documentary film.
- Where was Hardly Working produced?
- Hardly Working was produced in Austria.