DC Labor FilmFest  

Contact: Chris Garlock: Union Cities 202-974-8153 (office)

2008 DC LABOR
FILMFEST SCHEDULED!
The main 2008 DC Labor FilmFest will run October 9-12 at the American Film Institute in Silver Spring, MD. Previews start in September at other venues around Metro Washington; watch this space for updates!
 
FREE LABOR SCREENINGS
In 2008, the DC Labor FilmFest presents a new monthly series of movies about work and workers. Made possible by the generous support of American Income Life.

Click here to see previously shown films from this year's Free Labor Screenings Series. 

Wednesday, May 7 12P
Grassroots Rising
(2005, 56m, directed by Robert C. Winn)
Location: National Labor College, 10000 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, Lane Kirkland Center, Room LKC 9217

An evocative exploration of Asian Pacific Islander working families in Los Angeles.  The film weaves together powerful interviews and live action footage with moving labor murals and a lyrical narration by spoken word artist Alison de la Cruz and the voices of low wage Asian immigrants at the forefront of worker-led movements to build a just community in Los Angeles.  Grassroots Rising shares stories from a sprawling multilingual Los Angeles that is the sweatshop capital of the United States and the home for several of the largest Asian communities outside of their home countries. From Thai garment workers to restaurant and supermarket workers in Koreatown and Pilipino home healthcare workers, the working families in Grassroots Rising are not passive victims, but instead are reshaping the city through their activism.
Presented by the DC Labor FilmFest, the Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO and hosted by the National Labor College.
 
Friday, May 30 12P
Grassroots Rising
(2005, 56m, directed by Robert C. Winn)
Location: AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Gompers Room
Special Screening in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
An evocative exploration of Asian Pacific Islander working families in Los Angeles.  The film weaves together powerful interviews and live action footage with moving labor murals and a lyrical narration by spoken word artist Alison de la Cruz and the voices of low wage Asian immigrants at the forefront of worker-led movements to build a just community in Los Angeles.  Grassroots Rising shares stories from a sprawling multilingual Los Angeles that is the sweatshop capital of the United States and the home for several of the largest Asian communities outside of their home countries. From Thai garment workers to restaurant and supermarket workers in Koreatown and Pilipino home healthcare workers, the working families in Grassroots Rising are not passive victims, but instead are reshaping the city through their activism.
Presented by the DC Labor FilmFest and the AFL-CIO. Co-sponsored by APALA DC and the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF), DC Chapter Malcolm Amado Uno 

Sunday, June 1 7P
Sicko
(2007, 123m, directed by Michael Moore)
Location: National Labor College, 10000 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore applies his usual sharp-edged satirical style to America's dysfunctional healthcare system, using humor to tell compelling stories of everyday people faced with extraordinary and bizarre challenges in their quest for basic health coverage. More than just a film, the documentary has become a stunningly effective organizing tool as healthcare advocates have used it as to enrage, educate and mobilize activists across the country.
Presented by the DC Labor FilmFest, the Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO and hosted by the National Labor College.

Friday, June 20 12-2P
FILM TBA

Location: American Federation of Teachers, 555 New Jersey Ave. NW, 4th floor conference room
Presented by the DC Labor FilmFest and hosted by the American Federation of Teachers. 
 
Friday, June 27 12P
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2002, 83m)
Location: AFL-CIO, 816 16th St NW, Gompers Room
The story of Bayard Rustin, the gay African-American Quaker and lifelong peace, civil rights and labor activist, who organized the 1963 March on Washington and co-founded the AFL-CIO's A. Philip Randolph Institute. Special screening in honor of Gay Pride Month.
Presented by the DC Labor FilmFest and the Labor Heritage Foundation. Co-sponsored by Pride At Work.
 
Friday, July 25 12P
FILM TBA

Location: AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Gompers Room
 
Friday, August 22 12P
FILM TBA

Location: AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Gompers Room
 
Friday, September 26 12P
FILM TBA
Special Screening in celebration of National Hispanic-Latino Hertiage Month

Location: AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Gompers Room
 
Friday, October 17 12P
FILM TBA
Location: AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Gompers Room
 
Friday, November 21 12P
FILM TBA
Location: AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Gompers Room

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