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Documentary delves into the world of students who burst with ambition. They have their eyes set on a flying start of their career, even if it entails risking their physical and mental health.
A group of students in New York is about to storm the job market. Competition is cutthroat and expectations run sky-high. For many of them, a small pill seems to be the solution to unlock their full potential; it makes you focussed and creative and you can keep working until the wee hours. The documentary shows, through the eyes of a performance drug dealer, the dark side of the career system in New York: with nocturnal non-stop working sessions, nerve-wracking assessment interviews and monologues full of self-criticism.

Credits

Sound editing
Production company
VPRO
Bureau NY
TV company
VPRO

Title: Onder druk
Year: 2019
Duration : 23 minutes
Category: Short Documentary
Edition: NFF 2019

MaatschappijGezondheid

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