Film for Economic Justice in the Volunteer State

Working Films, United for a Fair Economy, and partner organizations throughout Tennessee embarked on a collective process in 2015 to support organizing for economic justice and the move toward resilient and sustainable communities in the state. Together, we developed and launched a six city screening tour featuring Citizen Koch, The Hand That FeedsAmerican Teacher, Inequality for All, Freedom Summer, and Blood on the Mountain. In 2016, in partnership with leaders from across the state, we launched a participatory storytelling and organizing campaign called “Tomorrow’s Tennessee”, to challenge social and environmental injustice in the state.

“The crew at Working Films provide a much needed service for the working folks in our communities. I commend you for your passion, diligence, perseverance, professionalism, social awareness, and activism with those in our society whose voices are rarely if ever heard."

- Erica Gagne, Coalition for the Protection of People and Equal Rights
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2021 Cucalorus Works-in-Progress Lab

The Works-in-Progress Lab (WiP) is a partnership between Cucalorus and Working Films that supports the audience engagement and impact strategies of social issue documentaries being made by Black filmmakers. The week-long residency is a key program of the annual Cucalorus. Five filmmakers receive extensive community feedback during a series of…

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Announcing the 2020 Works-in-Progress Lab

The Works-in-Progress Lab (WiP) is a partnership between Cucalorus and Working Films that supports the audience engagement and impact strategies of social issue documentaries being made by Black filmmakers. The week-long virtual residency is a key program of the annual Cucalorus. Five filmmakers receive extensive community feedback during a series…

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Call for Media about the Racial Wealth Divide

United for a Fair Economy and Working Films are looking for short and feature length films that delve into the story of the rising income inequality, as told through the lens of Race. Media should touch on or complement the topics that United for a Fair Economy has focused on…

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