As very special guests of the ShorTO Film Market – the event dedicated to short films and digital media, organized by the Italian Short Film Center in Turin from November 28 to 30, 2026 – the members of Total Refusal collective will meet the audience in Turin for a public programme opening event, supported by Forum austriaco di Cultura in Milan and in collaboration with Fondazione Istituto Piemontese Antonio Gramsci ETS and the contemporary art exhibition space Cripta 747.

Deserting the Norm: Gramsci, Total Refusal, and Media Guerrilla

Saturday, Nov 28

19:00 (120’)

@Cripta 747 – Via Giolitti 32C, Torino

The event features a screening of works by the Austrian pseudo-Marxist media-guerrilla collective Total Refusal – including “Hardly Working” (2022), “How to Disappear” (2020), and “World at Stake” (2025) – followed by an open discussion with Fioranna Fontana, researcher at the Istituto Gramsci, to explore the Gramscian concept of cultural hegemony through a contemporary lens. Designed to foster an informal and engaging dialogue with the audience, the format connects critical theory with contemporary mediums.

The initiative officially inaugurates the celebration programme promoted by the Fondazione Istituto Piemontese Antonio Gramsci ETS for the 90th anniversary of Antonio Gramsci’s death, which will feature a rich calendar of events in 2027.

WITH

Robin Klengel, Leonhard Müllner, Michael Stumpf – Total Refusal 

Fioranna Fontana – Researcher at Fondazione Istituto Piemontese Antonio Gramsci ETS

ADMISSION

€2 access with Cripta747 Membership 2026

LANGUAGE: ENG

 

The initiative is organized by the Italian Short Film Center as part of the ShorTO Film Market, supported by the Forum austriaco di Cultura in Milan and in collaboration with Fondazione Istituto Piemontese Antonio Gramsci ETS and Cripta 747.