2021 DC Labor FilmFest: Ida B. Wells: A Passion For Justice opens today! In her lifetime, Ida B. Wells was a household name as well-known in Black America as Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. IDA B. WELLS: A PASSION FOR JUSTICE documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist -- recognized in 2020 with a special Pulitzer Prize -- activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison brings Wells' word to life in the film by Emmy Award®-winning filmmaker William Greaves.
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IDA B. WELLS: A PASSION FOR JUSTICE Available May 6–June 6 – Tickets $5 Recognized in 2020 with a special Pulitzer Prize, Ida B. Wells was a household name in Black America during much of her lifetime (1862–1931) and she was considered the equal of her well-known African American contemporaries such as Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. Emmy Award®-winning filmmaker William Greaves' (SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE ONE) IDA B. WELLS: A PASSION FOR JUSTICE documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. The words of Wells are brought to life in the film through the performance of Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison as she reads selections from Wells' memoir, "Crusade for Justice," and other writings. (Note adapted from California Newsreel.) DIR/SCR/PROD William Greaves. U.S., 1989, color/b&w, 53 min. NOT RATED THE LUNCHROOM [PLANTA PERMANENTE]
Available May 4–June 6 – Tickets $5 Watch anytime starting 5/4 and join us In the LABOR GOES TO THE MOVIES podcast Movie Club discussions Thursdays at 7p! Click here to RSVP Lila (Liliana Juárez, THE SNATCH THIEF) has been a cleaner in a provincial municipality building in Argentina for more than 30 years. She's an important figure in the office's carefully knit society because of the unofficial staff cafeteria, which she runs, together with her friend Marcela (Rosario Bléfari, SILVIA PRIETO). When Lila gets the opportunity to refurbish the lunchroom and run it officially as the boss, this sudden elevation of her status incites Marcela's envy and starts a slow decay of the office's delicate status quo. (Note adapted from New Europe Film Sales.) Winner, Best Actress (Liliana Juárez), 2019 Mar del Plata Film Festival. DIR/SCR Ezequiel Radusky; SCR/PROD Diego Lerman; PROD Nicolás Avruj. Argentina/Uruguay, 2019, color, 86 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED WORK SONGS
Available April 30–June 6 – Tickets $12 Watch anytime starting 4/30 and join us In the LABOR GOES TO THE MOVIES podcast Movie Club discussions Thursdays at 7p! Click here to RSVP. "What's the weirdest thing that ever happened at your job?" Inspired by the writing of the great Studs Terkel, filmmaker Mark Street interviews cab drivers, longshorewomen, a farmer, a barista and others, from California to New York. What emerges is a kaleidoscopic portrait of the United States at work and of workers' concerns about automation, the gig economy and the decline of unions. (Note adapted from Argot Pictures.) Official Selection, 2020 Beloit International Film Festival. DIR/SCR/PROD Mark Street. U.S., 2019, color, 68 min. NOT RATED The 2021 DC Labor FilmFest is presented by 
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