Total Refusal’s newest videogame exploit Kinderfilm (2023) premieres at Locarno Film Festival (CH) in the prestigious international competition. Set and shot entirely in Rockstar’s action adventure Grand Theft Auto V (2013), the Austrian machinima collective tells the story of Edgar, an NPC, who grapples with existence when he learns of his suspended future. Undoing the safety measures that control his algorithmic reality, Edgar “discovers a beautiful yet nightmarish world” beyond the game.