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The hand that feeds

Title
The hand that feeds / a Jubilee Films production ; in association with Latino Public Broadcasting, Chicken & Egg Pictures, and Vineyard Point Productions ; written, directed and produced by Rachel Lears, Robin Blotnick.
Publication
[Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by Bullfrog Films], [2016]
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (84 min.) : digital, sound, color
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally produced by: Jubilee Films, ©2014; previously released in 2015.
Title from title frames.
Director of photography, Rachel Lears ; editors, Robin Blotnick, David Meneses ; original score composed by Ryan Blotnick.
In English and Spanish with English subtitles.
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed February 19, 2016).
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
At a popular bakery café, residents of New York's Upper East Side get bagels and coffee served with a smile 24 hours a day. But behind the scenes, undocumented immigrant workers face sub-legal wages, dangerous machinery, and abusive managers who will fire them for calling in sick. Mild-mannered sandwich maker Mahoma López has never been interested in politics, but in January 2012, he convinces a small group of his co-workers to fight back. Risking deportation and the loss of their livelihood, the workers team up with a diverse crew of innovative young organizers and take the unusual step of forming their own independent union, launching themselves on a journey that will test the limits of their resolve. In one roller-coaster year, they must overcome a shocking betrayal and a two-month lockout. Lawyers will battle in back rooms, Occupy Wall Street protesters will take over the restaurant, and a picket line will divide the neighborhood. If they can win a contract, it will set a historic precedent for low-wage workers across the country. But whatever happens, Mahoma and his coworkers will never be exploited again.
Variant and related titles
Docuseek2.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English; Spanish
Added to Catalog
October 30, 2018
Credits
Director of photography, Rachel Lears ; editors, Robin Blotnick, David Meneses ; original score composed by Ryan Blotnick.
System details note
System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Audience
10 and up.
Videorecording number
bf-hand Docuseek2
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Also listed under
Blotnick, Robin, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
Lears, Rachel, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
Bullfrog Films.
Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm)
Jubilee Films.
Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm)
Vineyard Point Productions.
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