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In THE HAND THAT FEEDS, shy sandwich-maker Mahoma López unites his undocumented immigrant coworkers to fight abusive conditions at a popular New York restaurant chain.

En LA MANO QUE ALIMENTA, tímido sandwichera Mahoma López une sus compañeros de trabajo de los inmigrantes indocumentados que luchar condiciones abusivas a una cadena de restaurantes populares de Nueva York.

 

At a popular bakery café, residents of New York's Upper East Side get bagels and coffee served with a smile 24 hours a day. But behind the scenes, undocumented immigrant workers face sub-legal wages, dangerous machinery, and abusive managers who will fire them for calling in sick. Mild-mannered sandwich maker Mahoma López has never been interested in politics, but in January 2012, he convinces a small group of his co-workers to fight back.

Risking deportation and the loss of their livelihood, the workers team up with a diverse crew of innovative young organizers and take the unusual step of forming their own independent union, launching themselves on a journey that will test the limits of their resolve. In one roller-coaster year, they must overcome a shocking betrayal and a two-month lockout. Lawyers will battle in back rooms, Occupy Wall Street protesters will take over the restaurant, and a picket line will divide the neighborhood. If they can win a contract, it will set a historic precedent for low-wage workers across the country. But whatever happens, Mahoma and his coworkers will never be exploited again.

En una delicatessen popular en el Upper East Side de Nueva York, la clientela compra bagels (roscas de pan) y café, todo servido con una sonrisa 24 horas al día. Pero detrás del escenario, trabajadoras y trabajadores inmigrantes indocumentados enfrentan salarios sublegales, maquinaria peligrosa y una gerencia abusiva. Mahoma López, un apacible preparador de sándwiches, nunca se ha interesado en la política pero en enero de 2012, él convence a un pequeño grupo de colegas a luchar y resistir.

Arriesgando deportación y la pérdida de su sustento, las y los trabajadores se juntan con un grupo de jóvenes organizadoras y organizadores para formar un equipo y tomar el inusual paso de formar un sindicato independiente, emprendiendo un camino que pondrá a prueba los límites de su determinación. En un año de altas y bajas, ellas y ellos deben superar una traición inesperada y un cierre de dos meses. Abogados batallarán en negociaciones tras puertas cerradas, manifestantes del movimiento de Occupy Wall Street tomarán el restaurante y una línea de piquete dividirá al vecindario. Si logran ganar un contrato, establecerán un precedente para las y los trabajadores a lo largo del país. Pero pase lo que pase, Mahoma y sus compañeras y compañeros no volverán a ser explotados.

DVD includes two versions of this program on the same DVD: 84 minutes and 56 minutes
Language options: English, Spanish, Bilingual, and English SDH captions (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing)

Directed by Rachel Lears, Robin Blotnick
Executive Producer: Alex Rivera
Co-Producer: Patricia Benabe
Director of Photography: Rachel Lears
Editors: Robin Blotnick, David Meneses
Original Score: Ryan Blotnick
Executive Producer for LPB: Sandie Viquez Pedlow
A production of Jubilee Films in association with Latino Public Broadcasting, Chicken & Egg Pictures and Vineyard Point Productions with major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

El DVD incluye dos versiones de la película en el mismo disco: 84 minutos y 56 minutos
Opciones de idioma: Ingles, Español, Bilingüe, y Ingles con subtítulos para los sordos e hipoacúsicos

Directores: Rachel Lears, Robin Blotnick
Productor ejecutivo: Alex Rivera
Co-productora: Patricia Benabe
Directora de fotografía: Rachel Lears
Editores: Robin Blotnick, David Meneses
Música original: Ryan Blotnick
Una producción de Jubilee Films en asociación con el Proyecto Latino de Transmisión de Servicio Público y Chicken & Egg Pictures, con principal financiamiento brindado por la Corporación para Transmisión de Servicio Público

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"A crowd pleaser...A well-plotted and captivating David and Goliath story."
Anthony Kaufman, Indiewire

"It is a story that has to be told and retold, in the classroom and in community centers. The vagaries associated with labor organizing, particularly among immigrant and low-wage workers is poignantly lucid. The challenges associated with the struggle for dignity and power in labor relations is presented with stark clarity and detail, and includes important context about the push and pull of immigration. The film is inspiring. One could not view this film without arriving to a deeper understanding of labor organizing, immigrant workers, and the lessons of a sustained movement for social justice."
Deborah Weissman, Professor of Law, University of North Carolina

"The Hand That Feeds is not just a story of their fight for better wages, benefits and a right to unionize. As 'Fight for $15' rallies kick off around the country...the documentary is now being used to inspire workers everywhere - especially at small businesses."
Jana Kasperkevic, The Guardian

"My strongest possible recommendation is to see this film...to be reminded of how good a victory can feel. This film is a shot in the arm to a movement that can sometimes forget what power we have, even in the darkest of times...It is best for us to think of ourselves as the future vanguard of a mass movement that cannot only give workers a sense of their 'dignity and respect' as Michael Yates puts it, but everybody in the 99 percent."

Louis Proyect, Counterpunch

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Earth Day Special 2018

Bullfrog Communities, a project of Bullfrog Films, is pleased to announce the Earth Day Festival in a Box special for community and campus-wide screenings!  Choose ANY 3, 5 or 7 environmental films and hold a film festival or series of public screenings on your campus or in your community. You can charge admission or host free events and raise awareness about issues that concern us all. It's up to YOU! All of our new environmental titles are available for selection, including brand new releases A QUEST FOR MEANING, TRIPLE DIVIDE [REDACTED], ONE BIG HOME and EVOLUTION OF ORGANIC, and others listed below. Go to Earth Day Festival in a Box to see the special rates and book by April 30, 2018.
AWAKE, A DREAM FROM STANDING ROCK Tells the story of the massive peaceful resistance led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to the Dakota Access Pipeline through their land and underneath the Missouri River. World Premiere, Tribeca Film Festival Traverse City Film Festival "A lesson in resistance for the rest of us...Evocative...not only serves as a vital record of one of the biggest protest movements since Occupy Wall Street or Black Lives Matter, but its events are also fresh. That swift response, a wake-up call, in the form of a visual poem, is a testament to the filmmakers' artistry, and urgency." Jude Dry, IndieWire "Provides a powerful picture of the people who have made Standing Rock, North Dakota, one of the most-watched places on earth." Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter
DENIAL About electricity, identity, family, and about the many ways we lie to ourselves when faced with overwhelming facts. It is the story of a family coming to terms with hard personal truths against the backdrop of a global crisis. Audience Award, Environmental Film Festival at Yale Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival "Stunningly well-made...That rare documentary that actually shows us change. People and understandings, as well as climate and sexuality, are represented as fluid — messy and disruptive, but life-giving. This is an eco-film where science and technology, personal and political conflict, humility, love, and aesthetic virtuosity forge unexpected and beautiful alliances."  Marguerite Waller, Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of California, Riverside
DEATH BY DESIGN  Exposes the unintended environmental and social consequences of our addiction to our digital devices. Environmental Award Nominee, Sheffield Doc/Fest Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital "You won't look at your iPhone in quite the same way again." Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times "Vital. Provocative in its focus on giant American corporations." John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter "Jaw-dropping and heartbreaking." Hannah Clugston, Aesthetica Magazine
HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD Oscar-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox travels to 12 countries on 6 continents to investigate climate change and uncover the answer to a difficult and fundamental question: what is it that climate change can't destroy? World Premiere, Sundance Film Festival Hot Docs "A wide-ranging and ultimately joyous documentary about environmental activism...Makes for an energetic and positive story about actions real people can take to engage in this important issue." The Salt Lake City Tribune
EVOLUTION OF ORGANIC The story of organic agriculture, told by those in California who built the movement. Vancouver International Film Festival San Francisco Green Film Festival "Helps us understand how the current organic food system came to be, and urges the next generation to think of that system not solely as a source of nourishment, but as a pathway toward soil regeneration, social justice and entrepreneurial opportunity." Gary S. Kleppel, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, University at Albany-SUNY, Owner/Operator, Longfield Farm
ONE BIG HOME Follows one carpenter's journey to understand the trend toward giant houses. When he feels complicit in wrecking the place he calls home, he takes off his tool belt and picks up a camera. Audience Award, Hamptons Take 2 Doc Film Festival Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital "This is a perceptive and moving account of the tension between individual property rights and community values, the importance of a sense of place and the hard work necessary to achieve political change." John Rennie Short, Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Author, The Unequal City: Urban Resurgence, Displacement and the Making of Inequality in Global Cities
A QUEST FOR MEANING Two childhood friends take an impromptu road trip attempting to uncover the causes of our current global crisis and discover a way to bring about change. Best Feature, Colorado Environmental Film Festival Palme d'Or, Deauville Green Awards, France "The best documentary I have seen in years. Reviews the blinding elements of progress and technology, but more importantly we learn how nature, food, dreams, love, and joy feeds the internal shift to deep freedom — a shift necessary for us to help make the world better. Change is indeed coming and this upbeat film will help you with some tools to transform." Randy Hayes, Founder, Rainforest Action Network, Director, Foundation Earth
TRIPLE DIVIDE [REDACTED] Investigates the impact of fracking and exposes the cover-up of related drinking-water contamination in the triple watershed of the Eastern US. People's Choice Award, Real to Reel Film Festival Award of Merit, Accolade Global Film Competition "Tells the powerful personal stories of people dealing with the terrible impacts of fracking on their drinking water resources — all backed up by thousands of pages of documents uncovered by the filmmakers." Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food and Water Watch, Author, Frackopoly: The Battle for the Future of Energy and the Environment
THE TRUE COST Reveals that while the price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. This groundbreaking film pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider, who really pays the price for our clothing?  World Premiere, Cannes Film Festival Vancouver International Film Festival "A sweeping, heartbreaking and damning survey of the clothing economy." CNN
See http://www.bullfrogcommunities.com for a complete list of our titles. If you have questions, contact me at [email protected]. We look forward to helping you celebrate Earth Day! Coming Soon: CHESHIRE, OHIO; A DANGEROUS IDEA; FOOD COOP; OPEN BETHLEHEM; and more...

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Bullfrog Communities, a project of Bullfrog Films, is pleased to announce Winter 2018 new releases for community and campus-wide screenings. New titles focus on a diversity of topics, including gentrification, fracking and drinking-water contamination, digital-device addiction and solutions, the history of the organic-food movement, and an exploration of current global crises and how we create change. Information about the titles is below. Click through to watch trailers. FRACKING Correlating with AWAKE, A DREAM FROM STANDING ROCK, which focuses on indigenous-led resistance to the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline, carrying fracked fossil fuel through a primary drinking-water source, TRIPLE DIVIDE [REDACTED] explores the reality of drinking-water contamination in a major triple watershed, the headwaters for drinking water for millions in the Eastern US, and the fundamental lack of recourse for those immediately and most affected. GENTRIFICATION Filmed over 12 years, the multi-awarding winning ONE BIG HOME tells a fascinating story of conflicting visions of economic development through the lens of gentrification, providing a contemporary example of how the values of individual consumption are pitted against the values of preserving community well-being and, ultimately, social and environmental sustainability. ORGANICS From Mark Kitchell, award-winning director of the documentary of record about the history of the environmental movement, A FIERCE GREEN FIRE, comes EVOLUTION OF ORGANIC, which tells the history of the organic-agriculture movement in California. DIGITAL DEVICES While recent release DEATH BY DESIGN looks at the environmental and health effects of the manufacture and disposal of our digital devices, which are designed to die, CELLING YOUR SOUL examines digital addiction and what we can do to disconnect and reconnect. SOCIAL CHANGE A QUEST FOR MEANING is a documentary that follows the travels of two young friends seeking solutions to the decline of global environmental and economic systems and exploring how to be effective change agents in a world gone awry. Among the people they talk to are Vandana Shiva, Trinh Xuan Thuan, Satish Kumar, Pierre Rabhi, Hervé Kempf, Bruce Lipton and Cassandra Vieten.
EVOLUTION OF ORGANIC The story of organic agriculture, told by those in California who built the movement. Vancouver International Film Festival San Francisco Green Film Festival Wild and Scenic Film Festival "Many of us buy and consume organic food every day, but few of us know its history...This documentary will make you nostalgic for a time a time when organic was still a revolutionary idea." Krista Holobar, Civil Eats "Helps us understand how the current organic food system came to be, and urges the next generation to think of that system not solely as a source of nourishment, but as a pathway toward soil regeneration, social justice and entrepreneurial opportunity." Gary S. Kleppel, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, University at Albany-SUNY, Owner/Operator, Longfield Farm
TRIPLE DIVIDE [REDACTED] Investigates the impact of fracking and exposes the cover-up of related drinking-water contamination in the triple watershed of the Eastern US. People's Choice Award, Real to Reel Film Festival Award of Merit, Accolade Global Film Competition "Tells the powerful personal stories of people dealing with the terrible impacts of fracking on their drinking water resources — all backed up by thousands of pages of documents uncovered by the filmmakers." Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food and Water Watch, Author, Frackopoly: The Battle for the Future of Energy and the Environment
ONE BIG HOME Follows one carpenter's journey to understand the trend toward giant houses. When he feels complicit in wrecking the place he calls home, he takes off his tool belt and picks up a camera. Audience Award, Hamptons Take 2 Doc Film Festival Docs for Sale, IDFA, Amsterdam Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital "This is a perceptive and moving account of the tension between individual property rights and community values, the importance of a sense of place and the hard work necessary to achieve political change." John Rennie Short, Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Author, The Unequal City: Urban Resurgence, Displacement and the Making of Inequality in Global Cities
CELLING YOUR SOUL An examination of our love/hate relationships with our digital devices from the first digitally socialized generation, and what we can do about it. Best Documentary, Boston International Kids Film Fest Best Documentary, The Director's Chair Film Festival Best Documentary, Docs Without Borders Film Silver Award, Spotlight Documentary Film Awards "An honest and overdue evaluation of how our devices are shaping us...A heartwarming and eye opening understanding that people are more important than devices." NYC Independent Film Festival
A QUEST FOR MEANING Two childhood friends take an impromptu road trip attempting to uncover the causes of our current global crisis and discover a way to bring about change. Best Documentary, Brasilia International Film Festival Best Feature, Colorado Environmental Film Festival Palme d'Or, Deauville Green Awards, France Best Film, EcoCup Green Doc Film Festival, Russia Best Documentary, Ischia Film Festival, Italy Gold Kahuna Winner, Honolulu Film Festival "The best documentary I have seen in years. Reviews the blinding elements of progress and technology, but more importantly we learn how nature, food, dreams, love, and joy feeds the internal shift to deep freedom — a shift necessary for us to help make the world better. Change is indeed coming and this upbeat film will help you with some tools to transform." Randy Hayes, Founder, Rainforest Action Network, Director, Foundation Earth
See http://www.bullfrogcommunities.com for a complete list of our titles. If you have questions, contact me at [email protected]. Coming Soon: A DANGEROUS IDEA, about the pseudo-scientific paradigm of biological determinism, which has been resurrected as genetic determinism, providing an abhorrent rationale for undermining equality; and OPEN BETHLEHEM, about a campaign to keep Bethlehem open to the world; and more...