Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Hardly Working
Status
released
Original Language
en

Where to watch free (US)

Vimeo
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Cast

A_F_M_ASBtownfolk_02 as "The Street Sweeper"

A_F_M_ASBtownfolk_02

"The Street Sweeper"

A_F_M_SDslums_02 as "The Laundress"

A_F_M_SDslums_02

"The Laundress"

A_M_M_NBXdockworkers_01 as "The Carpenter"

A_M_M_NBXdockworkers_01

"The Carpenter"

A_M_M_VALlaborer_01 as "The Stable Hand"

A_M_M_VALlaborer_01

"The Stable Hand"

Jacob Banigan as Narrator

Jacob Banigan

Narrator

Production Companies

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