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October 8, 2009
Lights. Camera. Austin. Local Indie Film Series @ Windsor Park Branch
Screens Los Trabajadores/The Workers by Heather Courtney
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Please join us for a screening of the feature length documentary Los Trabajadores/The Workers in English and Spanish with English subtitles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3 at the Windsor Park Branch, 5833 Westminster Dr. This is the second screening in the new ongoing series, Lights. Camera. Austin., which features locally made independent films on the first Tuesday of the month at the Windsor Park Branch of the Austin Public Library. For more information about Lights. Camera. Austin. please visit www.cityofaustin.org/library or call 512-974-9840.
It's 1999, and the booming city of Austin, Texas keeps on growing - thanks largely to men like Ramón and Juan, who work some of the hardest jobs in an America that doesn't want them. Los Trabajadores follows an eventful year in the lives of these two men, centering on the day labor site where they wait for work. When the site moves into a residential neighborhood, the workers find themselves facing opposition, misunderstanding and racism as they try to organize and earn the trust of the local community. Through experiences that range from political protests to bitter arguments to nostalgic sing-alongs, the men strive to overcome differences, share dreams and connect with one another and local residents alike. Slipping behind closed doors and crossing borders both real and symbolic, Los Trabajadores reveals the telling details and deep emotions of immigrants who continue to bet their future on America. For more information about this film please visit http://www.daylabormovie.com/.
"Los Trabajadores is a powerful and moving film which throws light on what has been an invisible group of human beings in our midst. I hope it will be shown widely because it will enrich our education."
-- Howard Zinn, Professor of History, Boston University
Author, "A People's History of the United States"
"This film is an excellent teaching tool on the issues surrounding immigrant workers. I use the video in my labor studies, Chicano studies, and poverty classes and get excellent feedback and insightful discussion."
-- Abel Valenzuela, Jr., Director, Center for the Study of Urban Poverty, UCLA
"All the assigned books come nowhere near having the type of impact that this film has into the classroom. I highly recommend it to those seeking ways to connect abstract theories with concrete lived experience."
-- Jose Calderson, Asst. Professor, Pitzer College
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