The Gig is Up

The Gig is Up

24th TDF: Greek Premiere

From delivering food and driving ride shares to tagging images for AI, millions of people around the world are finding work task by task online. The gig economy is worth over five trillion USD globally and keeps growing. And yet the stories of the workers behind this tech revolution have gone largely neglected. Who are the people in this shadow workforce? This very human tech doc brings their stories into the light.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Shannon Walsh
Script: Shannon Walsh, Julien Goetz, Harold Crooks
Cinematography: Étienne Roussy
Editing: Sophie Farkas Bolla
Music: David Chalmin
Production: Intuitive Pictures Inc, Point du Jour
Producers: Ina Fichman, Luc Martin Gousset
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Canada, France
Production Year: 2021
Duration: 89΄
Contact: Dogwoof
Awards/Distinctions: Old Oak Audience Choice Award – Forest City Film Festival 2021

Shannon Walsh

Filmography

2009 H2Oil
2011 À St-Henri, le 26 août
2013 Jeppe on a Friday
2019 Illusions of Control
2021 The Gig is Up