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Series 1: Interiews, 2022

 Series

Content Description

From the Collection:

4 oral history interviews (approx 60 minutes each) and the full 23-minute short film “Feed/Back”, a short experimental documentary released in 2022 in partnership with the Center for Story-based Strategy and Village X Studio. The film wove together a futurist narrative of escape with present-day stories of food service workers, many formerly employed at Busboys and Poets, a cultural centerpiece in the DMV community. It was awarded Best Director (DMV Short Film Festival) and honorable mention for Best Documentary Short (Workers Unite Film Festival) following its release and premiered in three cities across the East Coast. These recordings offer first-hand accounts of sexual harassment, wage theft, and employee intimidation in the workplace, and echo the call for elimination of the tipped wage system coming from grassroots organizers locally and across the United States.

Dates

  • Creation: 2022

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no known restrictions to accessing this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 19 Files (Jonathan Gratz (78m 45s), Malcolm Lamar Wilson (38m 03s), Lilia Hinojosa (51m), Morgan Butler (79m), Feed/Back short film (23min) )

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Four oral history interviews conducted for the short film Feed/Back.

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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