Not Rated; 1h 16m
In search of a subject for their film, a group of directors ask passers-by about their expectations of Moroccan cinema in the streets and bars of Casablanca.
A Suppressed Masterwork of Moroccan Political Cinema
Documentary exploring women’s rights, sexual harassment, and the #metoo movement, one of the largest movements for gender equality in human history.
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Cornelia Weiss
koislmeier@yahoo.com
16m
Salesgirl discovers the ultimate secret to regularization.
A Dark Satire About Worker Exploitation in the Philippines
1h 13m
The film is a kaleidoscopic gaze on the exploitative working conditions experienced by migrant domestic workers hired under the Kafala system in Lebanon. Meagre wages, manipulation and a room without windows. Lebanon’s countless maids fight back against the mechanisms of modern slavery.
Director: Roser Corella
Locally produced (DC) on a low budget, when it premiered at Fade to Black Film Festival, it really energized other restaurant workers in the audience.
MacKenzie River Foy (she/they)
Storyteller | Producer | Archivist
1h 27m
Filmmaker Abigail Disney examines income inequality at her family’s company, asking why the American dream seems so out of reach for so many.
The Magic Kingdom Is Tragic for Workers
1h 26m
An examination of how the nude female body is hypersexualized, under attack and exploited on and off screen in Hollywood.
‘Body Parts’ Review: Even Sex Scenes Have Rules
59 minutes
“The old American dream just seems to be gone,” says Walt Hill, a longtime United Steelworkers Union member and the Contract Coordinator for Local 1196 in the decaying steel town of Brackenridge, Pennsylvania.
Local 1196 takes the viewer on the ground as days on strike turn to weeks, weeks turn to months, and union leaders realize they’re playing with a short stack, and against long odds.
Screen here and/or read more. Directed by Samuel George
Samuel.george@bfna.org
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