“World at Stake” by Total Refusal received a Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2025.
A golfer fails to strike, a soccer team plays against itself , and a rally co-driver faces an identity crisis. They are surrounded by an audience unable to act. Shot in sports video games, the film World At Stake turns the ordering principles of victory and defeat upside down and negotiates social roles between…
About Total Refusal
Susanna Flock (AT) explores body-tech relations and internet culture via video. She shows internationally, has won multiple awards, and is part of the collective T otal R efusal since 2020.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.