In American Sweatshop, German director Uta Briesewitz's new psychological drama, every character working at a content moderation firm understands that ingesting horrific images is part of the job. They have all seen the disturbing footage uploaded to social media, and they know how important it is that someone is always there to determine whether those things should be taken down. But as important as their work is, the content moderators can also feel how their jobs have the potential to cultivate a dark psychological rot within themselves.

When I spoke with Briesewitz recently ahead of American Sweatshop's digital release, she told me that …

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