The Hand that Feeds
Year: 2014
Country:
United States
Language:
English, Spanish
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
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
Reel Women Direct 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
Filmography
THE HAND THAT FEEDS (2014)
Producers
Rachel Lears, Robin Blotnick
Cinematography
Rachel Lears
Editing
Robin Blotnick, David Meneses
Jubilee Films
info@jubileefilms.org
jubileefilms.org
Donate
Your donation helps fulfill our mission to promote artistically and culturally significant film arts through education and exhibition.
Film Festival
Films
CIFF Streams
Plan Your Day
Events
CIFF Media
Archive
Store
Support Us
FAQs
- General
- Membership & Passes
- Tickets & Vouchers
- CIFF46 Program
- CIFF46 Streams
- How to Stream
- Streams Glossary
Press Room
About
Policies
Financials
Admin Office
Cleveland International Film Festival
2510 Market Avenue
Cleveland OH 44113-3434
(216) 623-3456 | EMAIL
©CIFF, 2022
Site Design + Development 
