Unemployees
Leaving July 31
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27m
Directed by Joel Potrykus • 2023 • United States
Starring Kandy Kapelle, Dani Parker, Joe Anderson
In the latest slacker anthem by underground auteur Joel Potrykus, recent college grads Patty (Kandy Kapelle) and Patti (Dani Parker) enter the workplace seeking gainful unemployment—only to find that gaming the system isn’t so easy. Surreal slapstick—think ketchup and mustard facials, shovelfuls of spaghetti, and severed limbs—meets anticapitalist allegory, brimming with queer, anarcho-punk spirit.
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