Labor Arts: The Job

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
The 2004 film “A Day Without A Mexican” imagined life in California if all the immigrants vanished overnight. “The Job” - now playing on YouTube and being considered for the DC Labor FilmFest - takes a look at what happens when the tables are turned. The award-winning 3-minute short “plays role reversal, portraying what it might be like if white-collar workers were subjected to day-laborer treatment. Brilliant… " wrote John Razook in The Austin Chronicle. “The most you'll laugh inside of 3 minutes. It's a great twist on immigrant day labor, and hilarious," wrote Bryant Liggett in the Durango Herald. Got labor art? Email us at streetheat@dclaborarchives.org