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Work Hard Have Fun Make History

Tasman Richardson

2025, 04:00 minutes, colour, English, French (with English subtitles)

TAPECODE 575.72

Coopting its name from an internal Amazon.com motto, this video collage transforms riot and protest footage into a pulsing techno anthem, where sirens pitch into melodies, news clips become percussion, and the roar of crowds drives a relentless march. Classical paintings of revolution, overlaid with corporate slogans, collide with contemporary protest footage. Multinational platitudes about empowerment and innovation are rendered hollow against footage of genuine sacrifice and action in the streets of France, Germany, and America. Resistance against capitalism, fascism, state violence, genocide, and climate destruction coalesces into an aggressive call to action.

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