ZAYNE ARMSTRONG
Charli & The Factory
34 min
format - color HD animation film, 30fps, stereo sound
length - 34 mins
created by - Ellinor Aurora Aasgaard & Zayne Armstrong
written by - Ellinor Aurora Aasgaard, Zayne Armstrong
animation - Esteban Rivera
cast - Andrea Birmingham, Adrian Blount, Magdo Chuchrcka, Meri Koivisto, Robin Meisner, Fan Popo, Mark Ivan Serunjogi
music - 333 Boyz (Sam Lubicz & Liam Morrison)
sound - Farshad Xadjehnassiri, Tarxun
made with support from - Buskerud Kunstsenter, Arts Council Norway, Association of Norwegian Visual Artists, The Art Centres in Norway (KiN), Triangle-Astérides
While taking photos for a puff piece at a gym, aspiring journalist Charli witnesses a FitWatch exploding, ripping off a runner’s hand. But the gym employees don’t seem surprised. In following the money, Charli’s love life, chosen family and body become entangled in the perils of skimming the terms and conditions. This melodrama uses glitchy animation to satirise gig-economy labour.
10.04.2025
Felleshus, The Nordic Embassies, Berlin (DE)
15.12.2024
Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, curated by Nerdka Collective, Warsaw (PL)