Dialogues Essential Work, but Disposable Workers? Saturday, May 1, 6:00-7:30PM Long before the pandemic hit, essential workers and labour organisers were denouncing the inadequate, if not deplorable, working conditions in their sectors, stemming from a lack of...
Film Sorry We Missed You (2019), by Ken Loach Runtime: 100 minutes Sunday, May 9 – Sunday, May 16 Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears...
Film Sickening (2020) by Roya DelSol Runtime: 2.22 minutes Monday, May 17 – Monday, May 31 Sickening is an experimental performance piece following ballroom performer & designer Ebony Knowles as she uses raw material and sheer determination to metamorphose...
Film MoneyMoves: 超时工作 (2019) A Mayworks Premiere Runtime: 6.22 minutes Saturday, May 1 – Monday, May 31 A roving performance that considers the toll of wage theft on the body. Created by artist En Lai Mah, MoneyMoves: 超时工作 makes visible what is too often...
Film The Words We Can’t Speak By Lindsay McIntyre Actor Table Read Workshop The Words We Can’t Speak is a screenplay in progress by writer and filmmaker Lindsay McIntyre. Festival audiences are invited to join for the last two hours of the workshop to listen to a...
