Labor Film Organizers Join Forces

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)“Labor-themed film may soon be getting a new lease on life,” reports Angelica Das of American University’s Center for Social Media on CSM’s blog today. On October 15, “in conjunction with the DC Labor Film Fest, the first ever International Conference of Labor Film Festival Organizers took place. This dynamic group represented organizers just getting started, labor-themed festivals with a rich history, and the initiative to develop future new media outlets for engaging audiences with labor issues.” Labor film festival “organizers agreed on the need to pool their resources -- looking to an online space to host and share their research on new films, film reviews, and successful (or not so successful) strategies to reach and educate audiences,” adds Das. Click here for the complete report. - photo of conference participants in front of DC Labor FilmFest by Julia Kann