Season 12 of Workers Unite Film Festival kicks off October 27th, 2023 at NYC’s Cinema Village theater (22 E 12th St) until November 2nd, then continues at other partner venues, such as The People’s Forum and SUNY ESC. Global labor solidarity!
Thursday, Nov 2 at 6:30pm: Tito and The Birds (2018)
A boy and his two friends set out to find his father’s missing research on bird songs, something that just might save their world from an epidemic where fear makes you sick.
André Catoto, Gustavo Steinberg, Gabriel Bitar | Brazil | 1h 13m
Friday, Nov 3 at 6:30pm: Americonned (2023)
Over the past few generations, millions in the middle class have been pushed to the edge and even into poverty. Shamed into believing that if they tried harder things might work out, the middle class has been silent. No more. Americonned exposes the inside story, showing how corporations have wormed their way into government, laying out why the middle class should rise, and how it should do it.
Sean Claffey | United States | 1h 36m
Saturday, Nov 4 at 3pm: Battle of Chile (1975–1979, 2K restoration)
Patricio Guzmán’s sprawling three-part documentary provides a comprehensive on-the-ground look at the events leading up to the military overthrow of Chilean president Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973. The Battle of Chile: The Struggle of an Unarmed People is a Chilean-Cuban documentary film in three parts: The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie, The Coup d’état and Popular Power.
Patricio Guzmán | Chile, Cuba | 3 parts
