SEASON 10 PREVIEW
May Online Festival - Films Available Now
Free and On-Demand 5/7-5/12!
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May 7th 9:00AM - May 12th 11:45PM EST |
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To watch, you just need to create a login on Eventive. Pre-order tickets to receive an email reminder when films become available. To view on the Eventive TV App, add selections to your account then download the app on your TV and open it. |
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Celebrate Asian American Heritage Month
Watch the feature doc 'Complicit' and other films from the United States, China, Korea, and Bangladesh.
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Filmed below the radar in China and sparking a global campaign with the release of its first trailer, Complicit tells the story of Chinese migrant worker Yi Yeting and his effort to eliminate life-threatening benzene from workplaces producing smartphones. (Directed by Heather White and Lynn Zhang, 89 min, 2017).
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9to5: The Story of A Movement - In the 1970s, America’s secretaries took to the streets, fed up with on-the-job abuse. They created a movement called 9to5, which later inspired Jane Fonda to make a movie and Dolly Parton to write a song. This is the untold story of their fight. (Directed by Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar, 86 min, 2019). (More Info)
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Also, check out Women of Steel, available now.
After being told “there’s no jobs for women” at the local steelworks, a group of Australian and migrant women begin a campaign against Australia’s most powerful company. (Directed by Robynne Murphy, 56min, 2020). (More Info)
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Thank you to our early 2021 Sponsors: |
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Please make any donation you can to help us put these events online. Every $25 gets you a T-shirt, mug, or bag: bit.ly/DonateWUFF10
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Your donations support our work to keep workers voices in the spotlight whenever possible, from our main film festival every season to special events year-round. We have a former union leader as Labor Secretary in the White House and every bit of pressure needs to be applied to ensure this administration stands by their word to do right by the average American.
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Live Online Theater Event - May 8th-9th |
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Their stories. Our history. Missing Them brings a living memorial to the stage, produced by the Working Theater and adapted and developed by Reza Salazar and Anjali Tsui, in collaboration with THE CITY’s award-winning MISSING THEM project. Go beyond the headlines and numbers surrounding the pandemic to experience the human stories that live on as we look toward the future and create space to heal. Tickets are available on a sliding scale at theworkingtheater.org
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Metro NY 45th Annual Convention - 5/11 |
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PANEL DISCUSSION (10:00AM-12:00PM): Race and Labor - Free (RSVP: bit.ly/3u8WZzV)
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How race is used to divide and weaken labor and what we're doing about it. Addressing racism in the workplace and in their own organization is increasing the power of unions. The panelists will discuss effective ways to communicate, educate, and empower members through anti-racist programs which can serve as models for labor to go forward. |
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2021 DC Labor FilmFest Line-Up 4/30-6/6 |
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11th Annual Clara Lemlich Awards for Social Activism - May 10th |
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Monday, May 10th (6:00-6:30 pm EST)
Celebrate the lives of these incredible women whose brilliant activism has made real and lasting change in the world.
Featuring:
Barbara Dane, Activist Singer
Suelika Cabrera Drinane, Advocate for the Elderly
Debby King, Union Fighter
Wilhelmina Perry, LGBT Convener
Muriel Tillinghast, Movement Organizer
Hosted by LaborArts and the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition and generously supported by the Museum of the City of New York, the Puffin Foundation and the 21st Century ILGWU Heritage Fund. laborarts.org/lemlichawards
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2021 Is Our 10th Anniversary Season!
Back Live in NYC Oct 8th-17th at Cinema Village
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We are accepting entries on a rolling basis through August for our main festival in theaters October 2021!
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Films are accepted in the following categories, from anywhere in the globe (English language or subtitles):
- Documentary Short
- Narrative Short
- Documentary Feature (50 min or more)
- Narrative Feature (50 min or more)
- Working Lives Screenplay Competition
- Films from the Frontlines (3-15 min)
If you need assistance or have further questions about fees, deadlines, or content requirements, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us at melanie@workersuniteff.org or 646-455-2225.
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Your Support Means More Virtual Shows - We Can't Do This Without You
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Every $25 donation is a huge help as we plan our coming season and gets you a cool new 2021 T-shirt, mug, or tote bag as a thank you if you so wish.
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WUFF is growing and is now recognized with support from the Office of the Manhattan Borough President, along with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), NYS AFL-CIO, and NYC Central Labor Council. Dozens of unions from all parts of the working world also support the Workers Unite Film Festival.
We are honored to have their support, but we need yours too. Please donate today!
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The Workers Unite Film Festival brings together activists, academics, and filmmakers of all ages and backgrounds for a celebration of social justice and the arts. Through dozens of documentary screenings, community forums, and interactive events across New York City, the festival provides working people with a platform to tell their stories while leading a movement for meaningful change. In recent years, we've incorporated theater production, live music, and poetry/spoken word nights.
We are the largest worker solidarity themed film festival in the nation and the only one in NYC with the full support of NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Comptroller Scott Stringer, NYC Central Labor Council, National & NY State AFL-CIO, IBEW Local 3, PEF, 1199SEIU, The Puffin Foundation, the NY Labor History Association, UA Local 1 Plumbers, UFT, NYSNA, NY District Council of Carpenters, RWDSU, Workers United of NY/NJ, and many more. Join us!
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Contact: andrew@workersuniteff.org
646-455-2225
Workers Unite Film Festival, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit entity.
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