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The Joyless Economy (2026)
Directed by Marjorie Conrad
Documentary · 58m
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.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Marjorie Conrad
- Writer
- B. Curran, Marjorie Conrad
- Editor
- Marjorie Conrad
- Producer
- Marjorie Conrad, John Tuthill
Details
- Release date
- 2026-05-21
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America