Hofstra’s Labor Studies Program invites you to its 17
th
Annual Film Festival Celebrating “International Workers Day”
MAYDAY at the MOVIES Comedy & Tragedy at Work ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
WHEN: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 WHERE: Cultural Center Theater [next to Hammer Lab] _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
11:10 am -12:35 pm
12:45 pm - 2:10 pm
2:20 pm - 3:45 pm
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
INSIDE JOB” As the Republican Administration in Washington today dismantles regulations set up to prevent another Great Recession, this Oscar-winning documentary reminds us of the potential for future Wall Street meltdowns, mass unemployment and deepening inequality.
BREAD AND ROSES British Director Ken Loach’s dramatization of the successful “Justice for Janitors” union drive among thousands of poor immigrant office cleaners that helped inspire the recent “Fight for $15” movement. Academy Award winner Adrian Brody and Pilar Padilla star in this lively, entertaining and instructive movie.
ANITA Today’s #MeToo movement has reawakened interest in the path-breaking case of Anita Hill. In Senate hearings 25 years ago, the brave young African American law professor charged then-Supreme Court nominee, now Justice Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment at work. This compelling documentary details how the then-shocking case played out, as well as what it means in our contemporary context.
CLASS DISMISSED – HOW MEDIA FRAMES THE WORKING CLASS The 2016 presidential campaign was full of alleged concern for the “working class.” How does mainstream media’s depictions of work, working people and labor unions shape public perceptions and employment policies? Working class representations are examined from the 1950s to today's sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows ______________________________________________________________________
Free admission. Seating limited. No reservations. For info: www.hofstra.edu/laborstudies