Viewing the trailers for the online Grimmfest film festival,I was interested in how off-beat this movie appeared,in comparison to the rest of the line-up,which led to me laying down the cable.
View on the film:
Cleverly going for a parallel present,rather than future, in order to keep the sci-Fi technology grounded in realism, composer/editor/writer/director Noah Hutton & cinematographer Mike Gomes post an earthy low-key atmosphere shining from the sun shimmering on the leaves as elegant tracking shots track Ray (played by Dean Imperial in a wonderful debut film performance) laying down cable, with the buzz and red lights of the machines keeping track of his work never far behind.
Taking on a new gig in order to cover the medical bills of his brother,the screenplay by Hutton records a biting commentary on the gig economy against a satirical dystopia Sci-Fi backdrops of apps punishing anyone who does not meet their targets,with the company pushing for each of them to become worker drones who lay down the cable without any opportunity being given for them to take a break.
Entering with a rather single-minded outlook that makes excuses for the low pay and poor conditions the company treats its workers to, Hutton unrolls breezy comedic Mumblecore dialogue that links Ray closer to his co-workers, and overcomes the obstacles the company places around them, in order to make their new gig be the forming of a union.
View on the film:
Cleverly going for a parallel present,rather than future, in order to keep the sci-Fi technology grounded in realism, composer/editor/writer/director Noah Hutton & cinematographer Mike Gomes post an earthy low-key atmosphere shining from the sun shimmering on the leaves as elegant tracking shots track Ray (played by Dean Imperial in a wonderful debut film performance) laying down cable, with the buzz and red lights of the machines keeping track of his work never far behind.
Taking on a new gig in order to cover the medical bills of his brother,the screenplay by Hutton records a biting commentary on the gig economy against a satirical dystopia Sci-Fi backdrops of apps punishing anyone who does not meet their targets,with the company pushing for each of them to become worker drones who lay down the cable without any opportunity being given for them to take a break.
Entering with a rather single-minded outlook that makes excuses for the low pay and poor conditions the company treats its workers to, Hutton unrolls breezy comedic Mumblecore dialogue that links Ray closer to his co-workers, and overcomes the obstacles the company places around them, in order to make their new gig be the forming of a union.