The Clara Lemlich Awards celebrate women who, in the spirit of Clara Lemlich, stood up and said the time to act is now. These women heroes of labor are honored each year in a moving ceremony at the museum.
The free screenings with the Workmen's Circle will highlight some of the films that we will show throughout the festival.
Films featured: Car Wash Workers in NYC Fight to Clean-Up a Dirty Business, Short on the National Fight for $15, Overpass Light Brigade, Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast, Grace, Hands that Feed Part Three: Discrimination at Work
The Workers Unite Film Festival is a ten day long celebration in NYC of films from around the world about worker's lives and their struggles for dignity and labor rights. The festival is held the second week in May each year at the historic Cinema Village, just South of Union Square in Manhattan. New locations are added each season.
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The 14th Workers Unite Film Festival Is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and administered by LMCC.
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