Short film
Subhuman Services
2025 · 16 min
A wry, essayistic collage that turns bureaucratic hold music into a wry meditation on personal and systemic failure.
- Directed by
- Dan Schneidkraut
- Overview
- A reflection on personal and systemic failures woven into an analysis of The Department of Human Services hold music utilizing archival footage of Jimmy Buffet, Duran Duran, Steely Dan, Paula Cole, late night cable erotica, and more.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, satirical, absurd and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Isolation, work, death, memory
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Dan Schneidkraut