Made in LA - Film Screening

Made in L.A. is an Emmy award-winning feature documentary (70 min in English and Spanish with subtitles) that follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from trendy clothing retailer Forever 21. These three women, along with other immigrant workers, come together at L.A.'s Garment Worker Center to take a stand for their rights. Against all odds, these seemingly defenseless workers launch a very public challenge (a lawsuit and a boycott), calling attention to the dark side of low-wage labor north of the U.S.-Mexico border and revealing the social fault lines of the new globalization. In intimate observational style, Made in L.A. reveals the impact of the struggle on each woman’s life as they are gradually transformed by the experience.

Made in L.A has received critical acclaim and international awards, including an Emmy Award, a Henry Hampton Award and a Special Mention of the Jury at the Valladolid International Film Festival.

Sponsored by: Hospital Employees’ Union, Pacific Northwest Labour History Association, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Justicia for Migrant Workers, No One is Illegal-Vancouver, UBC Department of Sociology, UBC Centre for Women's and Gender Studies, SFU Latin American Studies Program, SFU Department of Geography, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and
others.

For more information about the event, contact madeinlavancouver@ gmail.com.