The Employees at NYU Skirball

The story of The Employees unfolds in an undetermined near future, on a spaceship carrying people and humanoid robots, with Earth having been annihilated. The crew of the spaceship 6000, overseen by a mysterious organization, is on a mission to explore a distant planet called the New Discovered. Among them are both humans and humanoid robots, though it’s unclear who’s who. This dark satire follows the crew’s reflections on consciousness and identity through fragmented reports left by the spaceship’s crew. Directed by Łukasz Twarkowski, this visually striking adaptation of Olga Ravn‘s acclaimed novel offers a mix of theater, film, and installation in an exploration of what it means to be human.