Labor Film Fest Opens in the Village Tonight!

Oct 27, 2023

Workers movements are seeing their biggest upswing in decades. We now regularly have stories in the news about autoworkers, Teamsters, Hollywood actors and screenwriters, Amazon warehouse workers, nurses, teachers, baristas and others going on strike, threatening to go on strike and organizing new unions. Even President Biden recently felt obligated to show up on a picket line, a first in U.S. history.

For a workers movement to flourish, it takes not only strikes and organizing workplace actions — though those are hugely important — but a broader shift toward a culture of solidarity that values workers and the work they do and supports their struggles for a better life and a better world. A victory for one is a victory for all.

Our friends at the Workers Unite Film Festival started promoting that culture shift long before unions became cool again. And we’re pleased to report that they are back on the big screen with their 12th annual film festival. It starts tonight at Cinema Village Theater. They will be screening films there all week that capture the sweep of the labor movement and its myriad concerns — not only battles with the bosses, but struggles against racism, poverty and war. The film festival will shift in its second week (Nov. 3–Nov. 10) to The Peoples Forum and SUNY Empire State College, and will also feature select films online.

For more, click on the logo below. You can purchase tickets for a single screening, a full-day pass, a two-day pass or a pass for the entire festival.

We hope to see you there!