Their schools are overcrowded, underfunded, and in a few years, they may not exist. The new superintendent of the Los Angeles School District is unveiling his plan to privatise Public Schools. Then 98% of L.A. teachers voted to go on strike. Witness, five months of behind the scenes organizing by teachers, students, and parents as they come together to fight for public education in L.A. When ‘We Fight ‘goes behind the picket lines to show, in the banner year of teacher strikes, how strikes are organised, and why they matter. The Nordic Labour Film Festival gives the opportunity to show a ‘work in progress’ of this documentary. The planned release of the film is in 2021, so keep an eye out. Please email 2020@nlff.se for the password to see the film.

Documentary | 50 min | Director/Producer: Yael Bridge & Yoni Golijov | Languages: English | Subtitles: none