Hardly Working by the artist, researcher and filmmaker collective Total Refusal is part of 2023 Glasgow Short Film Festival, the largest competitive short film festival in Scotland. GSFF champions new film talent by providing an annual showcase and meeting point for new and established Scottish and international filmmakers, industry delegates and the local audience.

Hardly Working gives priority to characters that normally fade into the background of video games: NPCs. NPCs are non-playable characters that populate hyper real worlds to create the appearance of normality.