Tough Road

Tough Road is an event, but also a game, conducted for educational purposes. The game revolves around surviving in a global economy and teaches students the complexities of the market. In 2016, a Tough Road game was held at Nordiska Fölkhögskolan, and the event was documented by Michael Støen on behalf of ABF.

David, Kristofer Kamiyasu

Moa, Julia Sporre

Alter ego, Stephen Rappaport

Valter, Soren Karlsson

Coworker, Vincent Grahl

Kalle, Spiderman

Additional voice for Valter, Sixten Lundin

Writer / Director / Producer, Michael Støen

Co-producer / Production manager, Joakim S. Hammond

Cinematographer, Fredrik Sellergren

Editing, Patrik Forsell (SFK), Michael Støen

Composer, Oscar W. Küsel

Production designer, Louise Drake

Gaffer, Carl Olsson

Sound design and mix, Henric Andersson (Enric)

Production sound, Anders Ekdahl

Color grading, Fabian Tellmark

Makeup, Ida Tuovinen

SFX makeup, Märta Gasslander

B-camera, Erik Landerdahl, Joel Hong

C-camera / Grip, Zi Kärnfelt

Location scout, Gabriel Manrique

Stunt coordinator, Hillamari Engström

Special props, Niklas Hermansson (FIXAS)

Production company, Filmago

With support from, Film Göteborg

Videographer

Michael Støen

PREVIOUS WORK BY STØEN

Though Road is a gamified version of global commerce with the commodity of coffee at its core. It is both a web-based and a physical role-playing game, engaging all the senses when played. The hope is that students who play it will understand the complex conditions that make it difficult for poor farmers to overcome poverty, but also make them realize the importance of their own consumer power by highlighting the opportunities for change that exist.