Labor Movies

Ji-eun, a part-timer at a convenience store, will be able to receive her much-awaited severance pay tomorrow.

An undercover cop infiltrates an illegal labor racket on a remote Texan/Mexican border farm. After falling for the farm owner's mistress, the two...

The story of the children who work 12-14 hour days in the fields without the protection of child labor laws. These children are not toiling in the...

Lin, a migrant female worker from Cambodia, and Yeon-hee, a Korean, are friends who work together at a factory at night. One day, the two will go to...

Man-pulled rickshaw, which have served Kolkata for over eight decades face virtual extinction as a result of legislation introduced by the State...

This short documentary is a tribute to the unknown father. Emerging filmmaker Danic Champoux poses the question "How many men still have to uproot...

One of the key works in creating the American social documentary film, this 1934 newsreel compilation crams a lot of information into just 11...

A blend of drama and documentary, this film follows several people caught up in the turmoil of the modern world. The drama centres on a woman who has...

A more experimental aproach to labor protection films. In the line of Săucan's style, the soundtrack is as important as the image, the...

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, girls aged 12 to 16 began working at Pyeonghwa Market. Running sewing machines, they also study the Labor...

A highly choreographed review of the Industrial Age as we know it today – an intense and playful roller coaster ride that demands the viewer...

Filmed in the Inner Mongolian portion of the Gobi Desert, this film follows a group of oil field workers as they go about their daily routine.

A poem by Prévert that talks about migrant workers who lose their freedom after entering a great/powerful country.

Documentary about the working poor in Hongkong.

Made in L.A. follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey...

An Indian immigrant awakens inside a confined metal box, with the walls slowly closing in... unless he can do the work assigned to him.

How Finnish immigrants came into contact — and conflict — with industrial America. Three generations of Finnish-Americans recount how...

Pink Massage is a slow cinema feature that explores intimacy, labor, and moral ambiguity in contemporary Bangkok. Set against the backdrop of a city...

A Berlin street corner is slowly changing: an aging supermarket turns into a construction site and finally a new building. People restock shelves,...