Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Bognar has joined labor-themed documentary Who Moves America as an executive producer ahead of the film’s upcoming appearances at the SFFILM Festival and the Austin Film Society’s Doc Days. The documentary screened Wednesday night at DOC NYC’s Selects Spring Series, with a second screening added.
Director Yael Bridge and Oscar-nominated producer Yoni Golijov are expected to take part in a post-screening Q&A at the SFFILM Festival on April 27. The documentary premiered in early March at the True/False festival in Columbia, MO.
“Who Moves America explores the lives of UPS Teamsters facing long hours, unsafe conditions, and relentless physical demands,” SFFILM’s Jessie Fairbanks writes in the festival program. “Through intimate portraits and on-the-ground reporting, the documentary showcases the power of collective action, capturing organizing efforts led by union leaders as they negotiate fair pay, safer working conditions, and job security for members of North America’s
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