Discontent

Yaxkin Aguilera, Priscilla Chan, Owen Guille, Charlie Pan and Mikael Zhao

Still from 'Discontent' showing a distorted image of a man with his hands over his eyes

In a world where being an internet personality has become a liveable career, it also often has unperceived struggles, such as being constantly watched, judged, criticised, and the mental toll this takes. Discontent is a desktop-reflexive film which shows the lives of online creators when cameras are turned off. In an era where millions around the world dream of making an online career, is the pursuit of fame all that it is cracked up to be, or is the ambition actually more of a poisoned chalice?