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Average Happiness

Average Happiness

Representation Score

5.6/10

Fair

2019

Director

Maja Gehrig

Runtime

7 minutes

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Average Happiness explores themes of liberation through the visual language of corporate rigidity. By showing statistical diagrams breaking free from their coordinates, the film challenges the clinical, rationalist traditions of Western bureaucracy. While the film doesn't have explicit demographic markers, it uses abstract concepts to critique structured reality and promote a more fluid, subjective experience.

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Category Breakdown

Does Average Happiness have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film uses abstract statistical diagrams instead of human characters, so there's no direct portrayal of LGBTQ+ identities. However, the theme of breaking free from rigid coordinates can be seen as a metaphor for rejecting strict societal norms.

How does Average Happiness portray gender?

Fair

By eliminating human actors, the film avoids traditional gender hierarchies. Focusing on mathematical concepts removes the usual patriarchal power dynamics found in human-centric stories.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Average Happiness?

Fair

The geometric, non-human elements in the film offer a total abstraction of race. This approach moves beyond the limitations of ethnic representation by operating in a purely conceptual space.

How does Average Happiness represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques Western institutionalism by showing bureaucratic structures as restrictive prisons. It emphasizes subjective experiences over rigid, empirical standards typical of Western rationalism and capitalism.

Does Average Happiness include disability representation?

Minimal

Since the film uses abstract diagrams and lacks human characters, there is no depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

  • Avoids traditional gender hierarchies by focusing on mathematical concepts.
  • Critiques Western institutionalism and capitalist bureaucratic structures.
  • Abstract geometry helps bypass the limitations of traditional ethnic representation.

Limited or Absent

  • Does not explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities due to its abstract nature.
  • Does not depict physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
  • Does not provide specific racial or ethnic characterization for viewers to relate to.

Official Synopsis

During a PowerPoint presentation, statistical diagrams are breaking free from their restrictive coordinates. A trip into the sensual world of statistics begins.

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