It’s the Labour Day! We hope you’re celebrating it by resting, joining a union, or watching films.
To engage with this important holiday, we bring you a selection of 3 short and 1 feature films exploring the lives, thoughts and stories of workers across countries and generations.
Labour/Leisure by Ryan Ermacora and Jessica Johnson (2019, Canada) looks at British Columbia and its largely invisible agricultural labour force, composed of temporary migrant workers from the Global South.
Oyster Factory by Kazuhiro Soda (2015, Japan & United States) explores the Japanese town of Ushimado, where the shortage of labour is a serious problem due to its population’s rapid decline.
Under Construction by Ignacio Agüero (1977, Chile) lets a construction worker tell about his work as a plasterer in times when houses in entire neighbourhoods are demolished to build new commercial zones.
Cold and Dark by Peter Hošták (2023, Slovakia & Canada) takes you to the outskirts of a small Slovak village where a group of loggers clears a forest as their trusty workhorse, Kubo, labours under the weight of the logs.
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