[8]The film incorporates art and illustrations by Bonni Rambatan,[9] Matt J. Frith, James Brothwell, Clemens Kindermann, Stevyn Prothero and Steve Reeder in a variety of different cinematic styles.

[10][11] Glossary of Broken Dreams can be considered a loose follow-up of Grenzfurthner's first documentary feature Traceroute, but expanding his critique of capitalist (nerd) culture.

Austrian and German media personalities such as Stefanie Sargnagel, Gerald Votava, Peter Hörmanseder, Katharina Stemberger and Jolyne Schlien Schürmann make cameo appearances in the film.

[14] Capitalism/Market/Freedom With Stuart Freeman (as Brian Ewok) and Conny Lee (as Madame Juju) An introduction to the basic ruleset of capitalist society and its historical formation.

The Media With Amber Benson (as Pfefferkarree McCormick) and Michael J. Epstein (as DeForest Schbeibi) An analysis of the function of media in liberal societies (including freedom of speech, fake news and other concepts) Privacy/Data With Achmed Abdel-Salam (as Modern Subject) and Jim Libby (as Information Gaze) This section delves into the co-evolution of privacy as a social value and the bourgeois economy, and critiques the current emphasis on privacy as failing to address underlying dominations in society.

The basic script was written by Johannes Grenzfurthner and Ishan Raval, supported by language consultant Chris S. Sims.

He worked with different teams of people on different chapters,[19] for example LA-based filmmakers Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein, who were visiting Vienna for an art residency with monochrom at Museumsquartier.

[22][23] The film features music by Michael Donaldson, Inti-Illimani, wobblersound, Kasson Crooker, Duscher&Gratzer, Bottervogel, Christoph Burstup Weiss, among others.

The fact that it concerns the favorite vocabulary of current discourses, the golden calves of contemporary controversy, makes for a considerably explosive force.

[30] The Independent Critic's Richard Propes states that "Glossary of Broken Dreams is a nerdgasm of creative consciousness meets good intentions and abundant doses of intellectually informed human compassion.

"[31] Film Threat's Bradley Gibson says that it's "aggressive, doesn't pull punches, and burns through ideas at machine-gun rate ... 97 head-spinning minutes of core dump rage and frustration that is also entertaining and witty.

[33] Gaming and film website Press Play says that "sometimes it feels as if the entire content of Wikipedia would be rammed into your brain with a USB stick.

"[34] ScreenCritix (UK) writes: "Grenzfurthner is our guide through a political minefield, giving us his notes like an angry chorus from the ancient Greek and Shakespearean plays ... an unmethodical survey of a gargantuan topic.

It has the potential to break into echo chambers and filter bubbles; it can empower people by providing them with a deeper understanding of the human condition.

"[39] MicroFilmmaker Magazine likes the "uncompromising attitude" and "unique taste", but questions the experimental nature of the film and its accessibility: "No real-world interviews were conducted on camera, which surprised me since these are the bread and butter of many documentaries.

"[40] Film Inquiry gave a negative review and called the film an "exhausting, maddening experience"[41] while The 405's Ana Leorne states: "Glossary of Broken Dreams would be a proper commedia if it weren't so tragic — and yet it cleverly plays with both classifications, either juxtaposing or simply interchanging them, thus contributing to the ultimate proof of the non-existence of binaries.

"[42] In the September 2018 issue of Ray Kinomagazin, Oliver Stangl gives the film a positive review and calls it "a crazy survey of the present situation".