The Task
Presented in seven chapters, The Task focuses on four large group meetings, each of which includes all the 28 participants, three psychologists (or "consultants"), six camera operators, three observers-and Ledare himself, whose ro...
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"The task here is like sitting through a staff meeting at, let's say, ACME WIDGETS INC., trying to define what a widget is. A diverse crowd leads to lots of cheap drama, and there's plenty of fears and tears. Another metaphor would be the usual first day of class in grade school with the usual sizing up of the classmates and curriculum. The filmed session is technically unsatisfying, the participants pretentious, and the whole experience ends up exactly as you'd expect it to. Leigh Ledare's project is ultimately undaring and becomes a rather derivative experiment in the usua..."
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Presented in seven chapters, The Task focuses on four large group meetings, each of which includes all the 28 participants, three psychologists (or "consultants"), six camera operators, three observers-and Ledare himself, whose ro...