Labor Films at the AFI EU Film Showcase

Labor Goes to the Movies podcast: Labor films at AFI’s EU Film Showcase
On today’s Labor Goes to the Movies podcast, Elise and Chris discuss the AFI European Union Film Showcase and the three featured labor films -- two of which premiere this weekend (December 4-5) -- with AFI Silver Programming Director Todd Hitchcock and Temporary Associate Film Programmer Josh Gardner; all the films have second showings as well.

Now in its 34th year, the AFI European Union Film Showcase continues its tradition of bringing the best in European cinema to Washington, DC-area audiences. This year's selection includes 53 films from all 27 EU Member States, 11 of them are top contenders for this year's Academy Award® for Best International Feature Film and 13 U.S. and North American premieres. Three of the films are co-presented by the DC Labor FilmFest: THE GOOD BOSS (starring Javier Bardem), BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (starring Juliette Binoche), and LUZZU; see below for more details and links to order tickets.

Labor Films at the AFI EU Film Showcase

The DC Labor FilmFest is proud to co-present the following selections:
 
Special Presentation: 2021 Oscar® Selection, Spain 
THE GOOD BOSS [EL BUEN PATRÓN] Sat, Dec. 4, 7:00 p.m.; Thurs, Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m.

When dedicated factory owner Blanco (Javier Bardem) finds his company nominated for a local business award, the pressure is on. But a disgruntled former employee, a heartbroken supervisor and an infatuated intern complicate his plans for perfection. Filmmaker Fernando Léon de Aranoa (LOVING PABLO) reunites with Bardem for this darkly comic workplace satire. DIR Fernando Léon de Aranoa. Spain, 2021, 120 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. 

BETWEEN TWO WORLDS [OUISTREHAM] 
Sun, Dec. 5, 2:00 p.m.; Thurs, Dec. 9, 4:30 p.m.
Juliette Binoche stars as a Parisian journalist who goes undercover as a broke divorcée in this nuanced portrait of the gig economy. She eventually lands a job as a cleaner on the cross-Channel ferry, where she bonds with her coworkers, a group of tough, world-weary women. But will they discover the truth about their new friend? DIR Emmanuel Carrère. France, 2021, 106 min. In French with English subtitles.  
Watch the trailer here

Special Presentation; 2021 Oscar® Selection, Malta 
LUZZU 

Wed, Dec. 15, 2:30 p.m.; Thurs, Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m.
Maltese fisherman Jesmark makes the tough decision to take an EU-funded payout to decommission the luzzu, or traditional fishing boat, captained by his father and grandfather before him. But in order to support his family, he then makes the fateful decision to enter into Malta's shadowy black market fishing industry. DIR Alex Camilleri. Malta, 2021, 94 min. In English and Maltese with English subtitles.   
Watch the trailer here

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