After WorkAfter Work

"With characters and narratives spanning four continents, After Work seeks an​ ex​istent​ial answer to what work means today, what things could be like in the future​, and what might happen to Us when we don't work. In the United States​, the ​film explores the Calvinistic roots of their work ethic, and how they became a ​"No Vacation​ Nation"​. South Korean officials weigh in on the effort to counteract the societal​ problem of "death by overwork" ​and​ the differing generational outlooks on work. On​ the other end of the spectrum, citizens from Kuwait explain the unique situation in​ their country where government jobs are overstaffed, but there is nothing for them to​ do, and layoffs are nonexistent. ​C​itizens engage in​ a theater of productivity in what​ has become one of the most physically inactive countries in​ the​ world. Meanwhile in​ Italy, there is a generation of growing 'NEET's, who do not feel the need to seek any​ form of employment, education, or training​. Does work instill us with purpose, or inhibit us from living the lives we want? Will we be able to free ourselves from the dogmatic belief that work is the centerpiece of our existence, or will we continue to work for the sake of working? And if we do stop working, will we find renewed purpose, or succumb to an aimless state over leisure?"--Container.