The Joyless Economy

Marjorie CONRAD

Quinzaine 2026 | Medium film | 58 min

World premiere

A film 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.

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Contacts

Narrator

E. Gautier

Photography

B. Curran,
J. McCarthy,
John Tuthill,
Marjorie Conrad

Editing

Marjorie Conrad

Screenplay

B. Curran,
Marjorie Conrad

Sound

Marjorie Conrad,
John Tuthill

Marjorie Conrad is a French-American filmmaker based in Seattle. Her experience in reality television production—both in front of and behind the camera—shapes the way she thinks about consent, representation, identity, and perception.

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Dossier de presse

Screenings in Cannes

05/21 at 11:30 - Théâtre Croisette

05/22 at 16:30 - Cinéma Studio 13

The Joyless Economy

Marjorie CONRAD

Artistic & technical sheet

Contacts

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