Hardly Working
21 mins
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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"The Street Sweeper"
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"The Laundress"
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"The Carpenter"
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"The Stable Hand"
Jacob Banigan
Narrator
Susanna Flock
Director
Michael Stumpf
Director
Michael Stumpf
Writer
Susanna Flock
Writer
Susanna Flock
Editor
Michael Stumpf
Producer
Susanna Flock
Producer
Adrian Jonas Haim
Music
Bernhard Zorzi
Sound Designer
Bernhard Zorzi
Additional Music
Adina Camhy
Thanks
Mathieu Janssen
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Marcie K. Jost
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Lorenz Kabas
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Jona Kleinlein
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Felix Klee
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Lena Weiss
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Peter Zorn
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Forum Stadtpark
Thanks
Susanna Flock
Cinematography
Michael Stumpf
Cinematography
Susanna Flock
Sound Recordist
Michael Stumpf
Sound Recordist
Michael Stumpf
Editor
Susanna Flock
Script
Michael Stumpf
Script
Michael Stumpf
Translator