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Film: THE WHISTLE AT EATON FALLS (Saturday, May 14)
Film: NINE TO FIVE (Sunday, May 15; Introduced by 9to5 co-founder Karen Nussbaum!)
History DC LABOR WALK (AFL-CIO to Union Station) Re-scheduled date!
Download the 2022 DC LaborFest program guide!
2022 DC Labor FilmFest: trailers, tickets, flyer
 
Approaching the midway point of this year's DC Labor FilmFest/DC LaborFest it's been such a joy to be able to see so many of you in person after two years of online screenings. Thanks so much for coming out! Check out the great pics by Bruce Guthrie at the [link removed] May Day Opening Night screening of The Wobblies with director Deborah Shaffer (above left) and Wednesday night's book talk with [link removed] Standing Up: Tales of Struggle authors Ellen Bravo & Larry Miller (above right).
There's still plenty more to come, [link removed] click here for the entire schedule. And be sure to check out Coalition of Labor Union Women president Elise Bryant recalling the impact of seeing the 1980 hit film Nine to Five as a working secretary in the latest episode of the [link removed] Labor Goes to the Movies podcast.
I look forward to seeing you soon!
Chris Garlock, Director
DC Labor FilmFest/DC LaborFest
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Film: THE WHISTLE AT EATON FALLS
Sat, May 14, 5:30 p.m.; Mon, May 16, 12:45 p.m.; Wed, May 18, 12:45 p.m.
AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Tickets: [link removed] bit.ly/DCLaborFilmFest2022
AFI Member passes accepted. AFI Member discount available for union members (must present union card).
Following its world premiere at last year's TCM Classic Film Festival, we're excited to present Flicker Alley's new restoration of Robert Siodmak's rarely seen labor-ific 1951 drama THE WHISTLE AT EATON FALLS. When young union leader Brad Adams (Lloyd Bridges) is reluctantly appointed president of a failing plastics manufacturing plant in a small New Hampshire town, he finds himself with the unenviable task of cutting costs, bringing in new labor-saving machinery and laying off employees, all while simultaneously calming labor relations. Meanwhile, the plant's recently widowed owner Mrs. Doubleday (Dorothy Gish in a rare sound-era performance) is forced to consider selling the company. The stellar supporting cast includes Ernest Borgnine (in his debut film role), Anne Francis, Arthur O'Connell, Anne Seymour, Carleton Carpenter, Parker Fennelly, Russell Hardie, Doro Merande and James Westerfield. DIR Robert Siodmak; SCR Lemist Esler, Virginia Shaler; PROD Louis De Rochemont. U.S., 1951, b&w, 96 min. NOT RATED
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Film: NINE TO FIVE
Sun, May 15, 5:10 p.m. (Introduced by 9to5 co-founder Karen Nussbaum!); Tue, May 17, 12:30 p.m.
AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Tickets: [link removed] bit.ly/DCLaborFilmFest2022
AFI Member passes accepted. AFI Member discount available for union members (must present union card).
In this hilarious caper, three working women (Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton) live out their fantasy of getting even with their "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" boss (Dabney Coleman). Undervalued and underpaid, the secretaries take over the office and implement flex time, day care, equal pay and more. A major box office success (the film grossed more than $100M), the film inspired a TV sitcom of the same name as well as a Broadway musical. DIR/SCR Colin Higgins; SCR Patricia Resnick; PROD Bruce Gilbert. U.S., 1980, 110 min. RATED PG
History DC LABOR WALK (AFL-CIO to Union Station) Re-scheduled date!
Sun, May 22, 10:00a; $15 per person; all proceeds benefit MWC's Community Services Agency's Emergency Assistance Fund.
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Meet at AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street NW (Black Lives Matter Plaza), Washington
From the Labor Hall of Fame to Joe Hill's ashes, worker's history is around just about every corner in our nation's capitol, if you know where to look. This 3-hour walking tour of downtown DC reveals labor's often-untold story of protest and resistance. Metro Washington Council Union Cities Coordinator Chris Garlock - who usually helps local and national activists make history on DC's streets - leads the tour.
Tour highlights: AFL-CIO lobby murals; 1953 CIO headquarters; The Real Roosevelt Memorial; Joe Hill's ashes; Bas relief depictions of labor & trade; 1895 Knights of Labor HQ; Bonus Expeditionary Force & more.
NOTE: This is an easy 2.5-mile walk but wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather.
[link removed] CLICK HERE for the complete 2022 DC LaborFest program guide!
Tickets are now available for the entire 2022 DC Labor FilmFest line-up at AFI Silver!
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[link removed] DOWNLOAD THE FULL LABORFEST GUIDE HERE
 
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