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When a group of baristas in Buffalo, New York announce their intention to start a labor union, Starbucks responds with an elaborate, illegal anti-union attack. Featuring on-the-ground footage from workers and organizers, Partners takes us to the front lines of the historic union campaign that catalyzed America’s Gen Z labor revival.

The film provides a behind the scenes look at how salts can ignite organizing efforts, and what it takes to win. It also exposes the relentless union busting tactics used by Starbucks, highlighting the uphill battle workers face.

Host a screening to inspire people to organize their own workplaces, and to build more solidarity with people outside of the labor movement who may not yet realize the lengths corporations will go to crush worker power.

We Build Power traces how Los Angeles educators revitalized their union, fought racism, won and lost battles, built lasting community coalitions, and reshaped what’s possible in public education. Featuring conversations with members and leaders of UTLA, Students Deserve, Eastside Padres Contra la Privatizacion, and SEIU 99, the film offers urgent lessons for workers and communities across the world.

Host a screening to spark conversation in your union about how these lessons might be applied locally, and what it could look like to build this kind of power in your own community

The film looks at the fight to win heat protection for outdoor workers in Florida in the wake of the hottest year on record, following two frontline organizations, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and WeCount, as they work to secure lasting protections for Florida’s outdoor laborers.

Host a screening to explore this historic fight for heat protections, and what it reveals about how workers can win safety, dignity, and lasting change in the face of extreme climate and political opposition.

Beyond Walls is an organizing initiative featuring documentary films that define and amplify what prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition means, while inspiring people to imagine and take action toward a world without policing. Beyond a goal of simply changing hearts and minds, these five short films, this website, and screening events offer concrete tools and actions that can be taken to help create a world without police and prisons.

Shore Stories is an organizing initiative that uses short documentary films to build public opposition to offshore drilling. The six short films curated by Working Films and allied organizations, highlight the grassroots resistance taking place across the US, as well as stories from past oil and gas exploration – including the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Coal Ash Stories is a compilation of four short films that illustrate the public health concerns, policy issues, and ways communities are responding to this toxic waste. The series informs residents and draws attention to the toxic impact of coal ash on communities. We used Coal Ash Stories to engage the public and increase the demand for stricter regulation of storage facilities and cleanup of past spills. In 2016, the series toured North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Alabama, Virginia, and Florida.

Revisioning Recovery: Films Uncovering the Roots of Disaster is a collection of short films that illuminate the current injustices, systems at play, and the solutions needed to prepare and respond to climate disasters. The series brings overlooked stories into the light and exposes the historical inequities that are exacerbated when disasters hit.