Best PNW Feature – The Joyless Economy

Name: Best PNW Feature – The Joyless Economy
Released: 2026-10-26
Duration: 58 min
Cast: E. Gautier

Catch a repeat screening of the 2026 Tacoma Film Festival's <b>Best Pacific Northwest Feature</b> winner (and <b>Honorable Mention for Best Documentary Feature</b>) as selected by juror Ryan Saunders:<div><blockquote>"In what feels like a raw dispatch directly from the grungy id of the PNW, Marjorie Conrad's <i>Joyless Economy</i> creates a revelatory space unlike any other in recent cinema. Skillfully exploring the blurred edges of direct confession and creative (potentially unreliable) narration, the short features exploration of media, memory, and art create a consciousness altering experience for the audience."</blockquote><div>A documentary that explores how a woman's movie collection triggers her infidelity. Created for one viewer—the woman whose confessions are revealed through hypnotic second-person narration. <b>Tacoma Premiere.</b></div></div>PT58M2026-10-26USen

E. Gautier

Marjorie Conrad

John Tuthill

Best PNW Feature – The Joyless Economy"Best PNW Feature – The Joyless Economy"

Showtimes

October 27, 5:00 pm

October 28, 2:00 pm