WINTER 2020 ONLINE LABOR FILM SERIES
Organized and sponsored by the DC LaborFest/DC Labor FilmFest
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RADIUM GIRLS
Tuesday, December 8
7p, FREE via Zoom; RSVP here Q&A with directors Lydia Dean Pilcher & Ginny Mohler! Co-sponsored by the Coalition of Labor Union Women In the 1920s a group of factory workers advocate for safer work conditions after some of their colleagues become ill from radium exposure. 2020, U.S., drama, 1h 42min; starring: Joey King; directed by: Lydia Dean Pilcher & Ginny Mohler “A worthy entry in the category of workers’ rights movies, ’Radium Girls,’ like ‘Silkwood,’ is based on actual events…reveals a little-known part of history with a loudly beating feminist heart and a narrative grounded in reality.” |
