Employee of the Month

"A mysterious film-team accompanies Mr. and Mrs. N. during their employment trial-period at the chewing-gum-sorting-department, where they learn that: one bowl always remains empty."

Two actors in four roles play and reflect upon the underlying focus of the film, namely: routine. In the process of modernity, people are involved less as individuals in conflicts, and more as representatives of a system. Using improvisation, this experimental mockumentary develops its narrative through role-switching, interviews and an abstracted world in order to humorously point out how nurtured principles and predisposed hierarchies present themselves as self-discipline within individuals.

The film "Employee of the Month" was a happy coincidence, developed from the backstory of another film written by the director. Encouraged by an exercise, Caroline and the actors produced the unusual form of narrative during an improvisation at home. The director was so enthusiastic about the concept that she decided to develop a complete short film from this approach. After writing, scenes and costume design were conceived, a shooting location was purpose-built and the film implemented in only one day.