A snapshot of the automotive industry, where economic and societal crises converge: Sedanur and Eva do not work directly for Audi, but for service providers who do. One works as a temporary logistics employee, while the other, as a headhunter, seeks specialists to further automate the same logistics. Sedanur ultimately loses her job due to the fallout from the emissions scandal. Automotive explores the current state of work in relation to life plans and self-understanding, presenting a sharp dual portrait of the two women interwoven with historical archive footage, glimpses of fully automated smart factories, and a subplot on the long struggle of union activism. While the recruiter would gladly turn her profession into a calling and escape to the Caribbean, the temporary worker’s dream is a permanent position with the option of a forklift license. (Joachim Schätz)

Morning screening followed by a film education session offered by normale.at

Evening screening with panel discussion “Social Class and Film”: https://www.arbeits-film-festival.at/filme/automotiveabend

Vienna Premiere