CinemaOSMovie · 2026 · 0h 58m
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.

Directed byMarjorie Conrad

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Released
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
EN
Released
May 21, 2026

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1 credited
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E. Gautier

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Directed by
Marjorie Conrad
Marjorie Conrad
Written by
B. Curran
Marjorie Conrad
Marjorie Conrad
Produced by
Marjorie Conrad
Marjorie Conrad
John Tuthill

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