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The Joyless Economy

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Short film selected for the Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight Lineup. A documentary that explores how a woman's movie collection triggers her infidelity. Created for one viewer—the woman whose confessions are revealed through hypnotic second-person narration. All events and artifacts are presented at a steady, soothing pace.

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Released
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Language
English
  • infidelity
  • self esteem
  • woman director
  • self reflection
  • hypnotic
  • cinephile
  • narrated

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalCannes Directors' Fortnight21 May 2026
  • South KoreaKR

    • Premiere19DMZ International Documentary Film Festival11 Sept 2026

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The Joyless Economy was released on 21 May 2026.

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