Total Refusal

The pseudo-marxist media guerilla Total Refusal is a collective of artists, researchers, and filmmakers who upcycle the resources of mainstream video games to create political narratives in the form of videos, interventions, performances, and lectures. The collective's themes are informed by critical game studies and social theory in an attempt to promote and popularize a counter-hegemonic left. Their work has been screened at over 400 film and art festivals and exhibited at various spaces. Since their foundation in 2018, Total Refusal have been awarded with more than 70 prizes and honorary mentions.