DC Labor FilmFest Wraps Tonight with Screening of "Kinky Boots"

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

The inspiration for this year's Tony-winning musical, tonight’s film – which wraps up the 2013 DC Labor FilmFest (5:15p at AFI) -- is based on the true story of a traditional Northampton shoemaker who turns to producing fetish footwear in order to save the failing family business and the jobs of his workers. British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor won a fistful of awards for his portrayal of Lola, a female impersonator who consults with the company on boot design and models its products, all the while contending with homophobic factory workers, including Don, the reigning arm-wrestling champion in a local pub, who discovers respect in the inevitable elbow-to-elbow showdown with Lola.