A utopian anthology depicting the collective abandonment of capitalism and the establishment of a consensual, post-productive society.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
The Great Halt
The population collectively decides to abandon the market economy and suspend high productivity. A festive and consensual atmosphere prevails as citizens vote to stop all economic activity entirely. This initial phase establishes the utopian premise and sets the stage for societal transformation.
Key Events
Utopian Economic Abandonment — Population collectively decides to abandon market economy and high productivity.
Location: Society at Large
Market System Rejection — Consensual and festive rejection of capitalist market structures begins.
Location: Public Sphere
Productivity Halt — High productivity standards are voluntarily suspended across the population.
Location: Workplaces
Population Assembly — Citizens convene to draft and vote on new societal resolutions.
Location: Community Gathering
First Resolution Draft — The proposal to stop all economic activity is formally introduced.
Location: Assembly Hall
Pragmatic Compromise
After a period of total stoppage, society recognizes the necessity of restoring minimal essential services. Debates focus on limiting restored utilities to drinking water, nighttime electricity for reading, and radio communication. The tone shifts from pure idealism to practical adaptation.
Key Events
First Resolution Draft — The proposal to stop all economic activity is formally introduced.
Location: Assembly Hall
Stop Everything Vote — Consensus is reached on the resolution to halt all production.
Location: Assembly Hall
Total Stoppage Period — A designated period of complete economic and industrial standstill begins.
Location: Nationwide
Pragmatic Reassessment — Society recognizes the need to reluctantly restore essential services.
Location: Public Discourse
Essential Services List — Debate concludes on limiting restored services to absolute necessities.
Location: Community Forum
Implementation Dawn
The resolutions are actively implemented, marking the official first day of Year 1. A radio broadcast announces the transition, referencing celestial mechanics as a symbolic milestone. Infrastructure is cautiously reactivated to support the new societal model.
Key Events
Essential Services List — Debate concludes on limiting restored services to absolute necessities.
Location: Community Forum
Water Supply Restoration — Drinking water distribution is cautiously reactivated.
Location: Infrastructure Sites
Nighttime Electricity Access — Limited electricity is restored specifically for nighttime reading.
Location: Residential Areas
Radio Broadcast Setup — Communication infrastructure is prepared for a symbolic announcement.
Location: Media Centers
Year One Declaration — Broadcast confirms the end of the old era and the start of Year 1.
Location: Airwaves
Celestial Mechanics Page — The broadcast references a page of Celestial Mechanics as a symbolic marker.
Location: Radio Broadcast
Implementation Day — The resolutions are actively put into practice across all communities.
Location: Society
New Era Foundations
The film explores the broader thematic implications of the transition, including ecology, authority negation, free love, and communal living. Private property and traditional labor are rejected as society stabilizes into a shared, egalitarian structure. The narrative concludes with a reflective look at the new era.
Key Events
Implementation Day — The resolutions are actively put into practice across all communities.
Location: Society
New Era Transition — The first day of Year 1 officially marks a temporal and societal shift.
Location: Historical Timeline
Ecological Awareness — Environmental sustainability becomes a central theme of the new era.
Location: Public Discourse
Authority Negation — Hierarchical power structures are systematically dismantled and rejected.
Location: Social Structures
Free Love Exploration — Personal relationships are redefined outside traditional constraints.
Location: Private Spaces
Communal Living Establishment — Society stabilizes into a model of shared resources and collective living.
Location: Neighborhoods
Story Breakdown
Economic Abandonment — The initial collective decision to reject market systems and high productivity standards.
Market Rejection — Consensual festive abandonment of capitalist structures.
Productivity Halt — Voluntary suspension of industrial and labor output.
Collective Decision — The democratic process through which resolutions are drafted and approved.
Assembly Gathering — Citizens convene to discuss societal changes.
Stop Everything Vote — Formal consensus on total economic standstill.
Pragmatic Transition — The shift from total stoppage to restoring only vital necessities.
Reluctant Reassessment — Recognition of basic human needs during the halt.
Essential Services List — Limiting restoration to water, electricity, and radio.
Era Implementation — The active application of resolutions and the official start of Year 1.
Infrastructure Reactivation — Cautious restart of water and power systems.
Radio Declaration — Broadcast marking the transition to the new era.
Social Transformation — The redefinition of personal and communal relationships.
Free Love Exploration — Redefining intimacy outside traditional constraints.
Communal Living — Establishment of shared resource and housing models.
Philosophical Themes — The underlying ideological challenges addressed by the narrative.
Ecological Awareness — Integration of environmental sustainability into daily life.
Authority Negation — Systematic dismantling of hierarchical power structures.
The film narrates a utopian abandonment, consensual and festive of the market economy and high productivity. The population decides on a number of resolutions beginning with "We stop everything" and the second "After a total downtime will be revived-reluctantly-that the services and products including lack will prove intolerable. Probably: water to drink, electricity for reading at night, the TSF to say "This is not the end of the world, this is an 01, and now a page of Celestial Mechanics". The implementation of these resolutions is the first day of a new era, Year 01. The Year 01 is emblematic of the challenge of the 1970s and covers such diverse topics as ecology, negation of authority, free love, communal living, rejection of private property and labor.
