10TH Annual Labor FilmFest Launches Tonight

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

The 10th annual DC Labor FilmFest officially launches tonight with screenings of the black comedy Louise-Michel (r), in which the laid-off women workers of a provincial toy factory in France take out a hit on their boss and Gigante, about an obsessed supermarket security guard in a Montevideo suburb. The FilmFest screenings continue through the weekend; highlights include Saturday’s showing of Steven Soderbergh’s comic film The Informant! starring Matt Damon and featuring a discussion after the screening with Mike German, former FBI Special Agent & whistleblower, Gardner Harris of The New York Times, and Danielle Brian, Executive Director of the Project On Government Oversight. Also Saturday is the annual showing of Office Space, including the popular red stapler raffle, and Sunday night’s line-up includes the second annual free U-Liners concert, featuring the working-class music of Woody Guthrie, Jerry Garcia and Merle Haggard. Click here to see the full FilmFest lineup. PLUS: check out advance coverage of the FilmFest here: These Films Work Overtime; AFI Goes Into Labor