Category: Dclaborfest

Films Across Borders: Stories of Migration

9/30/2017

The DC LaborFest is proud to be a co-sponsor of the Films Across Borders series, October 8 – December 12, 2017.

Showcasing international tales of courage, hope, and determination, this careful selection of documentary and dramatic films will captivate you with stories of immigrants and refugees struggling to find a place to call home.

Millions of migrants, countless stories, 25+ films, 10 venues. Most screenings are free, but some require RSVP; click below for the October line-up...

DC LABORFEST TODAY: DC LABOR FILMFEST PREVIEws; THE TEMP(EST)

5/6/2016

12 noon: DC LABOR FILMFEST PREVIEWS
7p: THE TEMP(EST)
Coming up this weekend: The Temp(EST), 1 & 7p Saturday; 1p Sunday; details here

DC LABOR FILMFEST PREVIEWS
12pm – 1pm
AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
FREE (bring your lunch!); RSVP here
Sneak previews of the 2016 DC Labor FilmFest offerings, from Concussion to Sherpa, Joe Hill and more. Free Labor FilmFest passes for all attendees plus the LaborFest t-shirt raffle!

THE TEMP(EST)
7p; Admission: $15 Adults, $10 Retirees and Youth under 18; order tickets here
Silver Spring Black Box Theatre 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD
Imagine a dystopian world far, far in the future: the Polar Regions have melted, earth’s seas have risen, and the coastlines are threatened. The WalGard Company—an alliance of government, corporate, and religious extremists—supervises a colossal Wall that stands between humans and the toxic waters that could potentially wipe out the human race. Imagination has stagnated and the society has been divided into the workers who must maintain the Wall and their masters. But some workers who have been infected are beginning to see visions of another world, and other possibilities of freedom. Enter the Temp who will begin a new way of “seeing”, a revolution for humankind. Lumina’s THE TEMP(est) is a spirited—and timely—adaptation of Shakespeare’s last great masterpiece which shows us the value of creativity in a world of worker struggles and ecological challenges. As a breach in the Wall threatens the very existence of humanity, the vision of Prospera’s magic, Ariel’s energy, and the young lovers’ optimism points the way to a brave new world.

DC LaborFest Today: 'Forked,'' WPA Mural Tour & 'Conservative CounterRevolution'

5/5/2016

"FORKED" (Book discussion with Saru Jayaraman)
WPA MURAL TOUR
"CONSERVATIVE COUNTERREVOLUTION"
(Book discussion with Tula Connell)

Coming up tomorrow: DC LABOR FILMFEST PREVIEWS; THE TEMP(EST)

Click below for complete details.

DC LaborFest Today: Harvest of Empire; Trumbo (2015)

5/3/2016

TUESDAY, May 3
6P: HARVEST OF EMPIRE
7P: TRUMBO (2015)
Coming up tomorrow: SUFFRAGETTE and LABOR FILM POSTER EXHIBIT opens

HARVEST OF EMPIRE
Tue, May 3, 6pm – 8pm
Busboys & Poets, 5331 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781
FREE; RSVP here
Hosted by Maryland Delegate Jimmy Tarlau and Senator Victor Ramirez; co-sponsored by Hyattsville Mayor Candace Hollingsworth & Delegates Alonzo T. Washington and Diana Fennell
Based on the groundbreaking book by journalist Juan González of Democracy Now, this documentary astutely examines the role that U.S. military and corporate intervention in Latin America played in triggering massive waves of migration from Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. The film also offers a powerful glimpse into the enormous sacrifices and rarely noted triumphs of the millions of Latino immigrants who are transforming the nation’s cultural, economic and political landscape. With rarely-seen newsreel footage and perspectives from notable U.S. and international leaders, this film will appeal to all those who have an opinion about immigration. Features Geraldo Rivera, Junot Diaz, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Maria Hinojosa, Luis Enrique, Anthony Romero, and Rigoberta Menchú and others.

TRUMBO (2015) Final screening!
7P; Click here for tickets
AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd, Downtown Silver Spring, MD
Hosted by SAG-AFTRA; Watch the trailer here
Bryan Cranston gives an Oscar®-nominated performance as the legendary blacklisted author and screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. He was one of Tinseltown's busiest and most versatile screenwriters throughout the 1940s, but that ended abruptly with the House Un-American Activities Committee's Communist witch-hunt and Hollywood's subsequent blacklist. Undeterred, Trumbo persevered: he worked for cheap, using aliases and front writers, on dozens of screenplays through the '50s. Hit movies — even Oscar® winners — were made from hisscreenplays, emboldening Hollywood to finally break the blacklist in 1960. The exquisite cast includes Diane Lane, Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Louis C.K., Michael Stuhlbarg and Helen Mirren.
DIR Jay Roach; SCR/PROD John McNamara; SCR from the book by Bruce Cook; PROD Kevin Kelly Brown, Monica Levinson, Michael London, Nimitt Mankad, Shivani Rawat, Janice Williams. U.S., 2015, color, 124 min. RATED R

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Films Across Borders: Stories of Migration

DC LABORFEST TODAY: DC LABOR FILMFEST PREVIEws; THE TEMP(EST)

DC LaborFest Today: 'Forked,'' WPA Mural Tour & 'Conservative CounterRevolution'

DC LaborFest Today: Harvest of Empire; Trumbo (2015)

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