Cleveland International Film Festival } March 25 – April 5, 2020 } Tower City Cinemas

The Hand that Feeds

Year: 2014
Country: USA
Run Time: 88 minutes

In New York City, undocumented workers are the backbone of industry and help the city stay alive. Yet those workers – who are deeply depended on by their employers – are treated as indentured servants, often making far less than minimum wage in dangerous conditions. THE HAND THAT FEEDS brings us to the front lines as about a dozen undocumented employees of a popular deli in NYC fight for basic workers’ rights, including fair scheduling, overtime pay, and competent wages. Following along with Mahoma Lopez, a brave deli worker who risks his home in the States to fight for his fellow workers, we get an in-depth look at how many of the people still striving for the American Dream are those who face losing America altogether. What seems like an impossible battle becomes a real possibility when labor lawyers and the likes of the Occupy Movement ally themselves with Lopez and his coworkers, giving them hope and direction. This documentary invites us along as deli workers decide to organize and fight for rights American workers fought for a century ago. The history of this great country is riddled with battles between the folks doing the work and those who wish to profit from it, and THE HAND THAT FEEDS reminds all of us that those battles continue today. (In English and Spanish with subtitles) – T.W.

CIFF39 Screenings

Tower City Cinemas

Monday, March 23, 2015 at 6:20 PM

with FilmForum

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 2:25 PM

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 12:20 PM

Sidebar
Cinema en Español

Competitions
ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition

Related Daily Postings
Conversation Starters: FilmForums at CIFF

Screenwriters
Rachel Lears, Robin Blotnick

Directors
Rachel Lears, Robin Blotnick

Based in Brooklyn, Rachel Lears holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from NYU and has worked in global popular music, new media, and creative activism. Robin Blotnick was born and raised in Maine. His short documentary "Chocolate Country" received the Grand Jury Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival. Lears and Blotnick were Sundance Fellows in 2013.

Filmography
THE HAND THAT FEEDS (2014)

Producers
Rachel Lears, Robin Blotnick

Cinematography
Rachel Lears

Editing
Robin Blotnick, David Meneses

Print Source

Jubilee Films
info@jubileefilms.org
jubileefilms.org

Questions? >

Questions?

Check out our FAQs for answers to common questions about entering the film festival.

Become A CIFF Member >

Become A CIFF Member

We have seven different levels of membership to choose from, so find the one that best fits your film appetite!

Please log in.

Call For Entries

2019 Festival

Plan Your Day

CIFF Media

Archive

Become a Member

Support CIFF - Donate

Questions?

CIFF44 Media Accreditation

The Hand that Feeds

CIFF39 Screenings