DC Labor FilmFest Preview: Sunday Screenings

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Here’s the schedule for this Sunday; click here to see movie trailers of all the FilmFest screenings, order tickets online and download a flyer.

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ROSIE THE RIVETER: Oct 13, 12p 

documentary film by Connie Field about the American women who went to work during World War II to do "men's jobs." Hosted by UnionPlus (get your photo taken with Rosie!) & Alliance for American Manufacturing

GIDEON’S ARMY: Oct 13, 1:30p

In this smart, insightful documentary, filmmaker Dawn Porter sheds light on the plight of one of our country's most valuable and unsung warriors: the public defender.

THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR: Oct 13, 3:30p

Comedy demonstrates that people of different social classes, living under the same roof, can affect each other’s outlooks and lives. 

MY PIECE OF THE PIE: Oct 13, 5:40p 

After losing her job at a local factory, a single mother enrolls in a housekeeper training program, soon landing work cleaning the Paris apartment of handsome but cocky power broker, who happens to be the same one responsible for the layoffs at her factory.