No Other Choice (2025)
A social commentary on techno-feudalism wrapped in a black comedy crime thriller. Some of the most striking transitions & modern editing I've ever seen. Gorgeously shot. At once astoundingly hilarious & simultaneously horrifying.
At it's heart a critique of what it takes to win the zero sum game job market in the AI era. Are you truly willing to do what it takes to succeed in an era that sees the Technique of technology consuming all of the world's resources to deposit it as capital in the pocketbooks of the elite?
Never before has society had more immediately available luxuries and efficiencies. Yet, we live in a constant state of stress since we own nothing. We own nothing and are legally regulated out of directly accessing resources. So we are forced to participate in a dog-eat-dog system with fewer and fewer winners.
No Other Choice demonstrates the ethical choices winners must make. What does it take to actually succeed in modern capitalism?
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