Jan 11, 2022
Lapsis
directed by Noah Hutton, 2020
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Lapsis
directed by Noah Hutton, 2020
Lapsis
Lapsis [trailer]
Struggling to support himself and his ailing younger brother, delivery man Ray takes a strange job in a strange new realm of the gig economy.
Very enjoyable to watch. Maybe a bit long. But I love the lo-fi approach and excellent world building. The specific story is absurd, but at the same time it feels completely real and believable. And it's taking aim at the (self-)exploitation of workers and also pseudo-science.
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115. Lapsis
Noah Hutton -- 2020 | USA | 5.5
Lapsis
Recensie Lapsis ★★★ - vanaf 10-4 te zien op @ImagineAFFF Een film met een klein budget, maar met een goed uitgedacht scenario. Het einde had beter gekund, maar uiteindelijk een vermakelijke film. #Lapsis @TriplePpr
De komische schienfiction en thriller Lapsis gaat over Ray, die bij een kwantumtechnologiebedrijf gaat werken. Zijn taak is om een kabel aan te leggen van de ene naar de andere locatie. Maar dat gaat niet altijd zo makkelijk als gezegd. Wat wij van Lapsis vinden, lees je in onze recensie. (more…)
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"Lapsis"
“Lapsis”
Writer / director Noah Hutton has described his socially progressive film “Lapsis” as “blue collar sci-fi,” and I can’t think of a more fitting interpretation. The story of delivery man Ray (Dean Imperial) struggling to support himself and his sick younger brother (Babe Howard) by taking on a gig economy job makes a strong political statement about how multi-billion dollar corporations are built…
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Fantasia International Film Festival: Lapsis (2020) reviewed by Jonathan Berk
Fantasia International Film Festival: Lapsis (2020) reviewed by Jonathan Berk
Lapsis (2020) is a new film from writer and director Noah Hutton and a part of the 2020 Fantasia International Film Festival. Hutton utilizes the sci-fi genre to comment on the world of the gig worker. In the film, Ray Tincelli (Dean Imperial) is in need of some money to help pay for medical treatment for his younger brother, Jamie (Babe Howard). His attempts at a few jobs turn out poorly,…
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