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    Amazon Staff Can Watch ‘Union’ Documentary for Free Beginning Black Friday Because of a Pay-It-Ahead Mannequin

    David GroveBy David GroveNovember 27, 20243 Mins Read
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    On the identical day Amazon employees will likely be protesting in additional than 20 international locations, they’ll additionally watch the documentary about their efforts to unionize in Staten Island, “Union,” on Black Friday without spending a dime.

    The filmmakers behind “Union,” which received the U.S. Documentary Particular Jury Award for the Artwork of Change on the 2024 Sundance Movie Pageant, are utilizing the platform GATHR to self-release their movie direct-to-audiences from Black Friday to Giving Tuesday (that’s November 29 by means of December 3).

    Starting Friday, “Union” will likely be accessible to hire digitally throughout a five-day window — with Amazon employees having the chance to hire it without spending a dime due to GATHR’s pay-it-forward mannequin. Head to unionthefilm.com to preorder the film and be taught extra.

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    Stage Floor Productions supervised a self-distributed launch for “Union” again in October, with administrators Stephen Maing and Brett Story, together with their producers opening the film in theaters throughout 20 markets. “Union” has performed at a wide range of festivals throughout its run, together with IDFA, CPH:DOX, Sheffield, Visions du Reel, and extra.

    Producers Samantha Curley and Mars Verrone mentioned in an announcement, “The present panorama for impartial documentaries means distributing your movie is a part of making it. We’re embracing self-distribution by discovering inventive and progressive launch methods that mirror the ethos of the movie and the spirit of its protagonists. GATHR is a superb choice for us as a result of it doesn’t depend on a company streamer to achieve audiences, we are able to supply free leases to Amazon employees, and we are able to profit-share rental income with our companion organizations. On the finish of the day, we hope to achieve a broad viewers, whereas additionally offering an necessary case research for the sphere at massive.”

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    Final 12 months, Amazon reported $9.8 billion in gross sales on Black Friday. Amazon employees within the U.S., U.Okay., Japan, Germany, Turkey, and elsewhere are planning “Make Amazon Pay” demonstrations on Black Friday and Cyber Monday this 12 months, in accordance with NBC Information, to “maintain Amazon accountable for labor abuses, environmental degradation and threats to democracy,” per organizers from UNI International Union and Progressive Worldwide.

    Extra about “Union” courtesy of the filmmakers: “By way of intimate cinema vérité, ‘Union’ chronicles the extraordinary efforts of an unlikely group of warehouse employees as they launch a grassroots union marketing campaign at an Amazon achievement middle in Staten Island, New York. Led by the charismatic however underestimated Chris Smalls, the various band of employees begin the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and embark on a journey in opposition to one of many largest and strongest corporations on the earth. The chances are stacked in opposition to them, because the group finds itself up in opposition to a tech trade big with limitless sources, with out main assist from nationwide unions or politicians, and whereas navigating inner divisions inside their very own ranks. Filmmakers Brett Story and Stephen Maing doc the wrestle from day one, providing a gripping human drama concerning the struggle for energy and dignity in at the moment’s globalized financial panorama.”



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