Councilwoman / Women Make Movies ; a film by Margo Guernsey ; directed and produced by Margo Guernsey ; produced by Patricia Benabe ; a co-production of Time Travel Productions, LLC, in association with Rayuela Films, Latino Public Broadcasting and Independent Television Service (ITVS).

[New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [2018]

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COUNCILWOMAN is the inspiring story of Carmen Castillo, an immigrant Dominican housekeeper in a Providence hotel who wins a seat in City Council, taking her advocacy for low-income workers from the margins to city politics. The film follows Castillo's first term as she balances her full-time day job as a housekeeper with her family life and the demands of public office. She faces skeptics who say she doesn't have the education to govern, the power of corporate interests who take a stand against her fight for a $15 hourly wage, and a tough re-election against two contenders. As Castillo battles personal setbacks and deep-rooted notions of who is qualified to run for political office, she fiercely defends her vision of a society in which all people can earn enough to support themselves and their families.

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English; Spanish

May 10, 2023

Edited by Matthew Cohn ; original score, Angélica Negrón, E. Bayoán Ríos-Escribano ; director of photography, Nikki Bramley.

Carmen Castillo.

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