Character Relationship Map: Hacking at Leaves

Characters

• Self / host (played by Johannes Grenzfurthner) — protagonist

  Austrian artist and filmmaker Johannes Grenzfurthner serves as host and director of the film. He appears clad in a yellow radiation suit in a 1970s-style control room, contemplating whether to make a...

• Uncle Sam (played by Max Grodénchik) — protagonist

  Performed by Max Grodénchik, Uncle Sam is a fictional character who appears to Grenzfurthner and demands that he create an 'invigorating tale' about the 'spirit of freedom, the endless beauty of the A...

• Self / medical professionals (played by Chase Masterson) — supporting

  Chase Masterson appears as one of the self/medical professionals in the film, contributing a perspective related to medical professionals. No specific plot details are provided in the synopsis.

• Anonymous anarcho-syndicalist Navajo hacker (played by MorningStar Angeline) — supporting

  MorningStar Angeline appears in the role of Anonymous anarcho-syndicalist Navajo hacker, adding a fictional or personified perspective connected to Navajo and hacker culture. No specific plot details...

• Self (played by Roland Gratzer) — supporting
• Trump (played by Dan Jovanovic) — supporting

  Performed by Dan Jovanovic as Trump in the film. No specific plot details are provided in the synopsis.

• Self (played by Mitch Altman) — minor
• Self (played by Jason Wagner) — minor
• Self (played by Jello Biafra) — supporting

  Jason Scott appears as Self in the film. No specific plot details are provided in the synopsis.

• Self (played by Julie Carpenter) — minor
• Self (played by Janene Yazzie) — minor
• Self (played by Raven Chacon) — minor
• Self (played by Kenyatta Cheese) — minor
• Self (played by Kudra Owens) — minor
• Self (played by Franz Ablinger) — minor
• Self (played by Ryan Finnigan) — minor
• Self (played by Stefan Tiron) — minor
• Self (played by Sophia Cacciola) — supporting
• Self (played by Michael J. Epstein) — supporting
• Self (played by Cory Doctorow) — supporting

Story Analysis

A documentary-fiction hybrid exploring American colonialism, hacker culture, and societal resilience through a fictionalized creative struggle.

Plot Progression

1. Control Room Contemplation
2. Reluctant Compliance and Subversion
3. Cultural Synthesis and Exploration
4. Thematic Resolution and Vision