书籍与电影

AnyMart / チルド

Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlinale, this deadpan satire of late capitalism sees a convenience store become a stage for darkly funny horror. Sakai – played by Japanese star Shota Sometani (Himizu, MIFF 2012) – is an assistant manager at the Tokyo convenience store managed by his father (Masahiko Nishimura), both men deadened by the rigid…

Late Shift / Heldin

Floria, a dedicated nurse, navigates the relentless pace of her hospital’s understaffed surgical ward with humanity and warmth. As the day intensifies, she is pushed to the brink in a race against time.

Cashiers Rise Up / Kasiyerler Ayağa

Cashiers Rise Up, a documentary by the workers’ party Bağımsızlık Yolu drawing attention to the problems faced by supermarket employees in particular and private-sector workers in general, has been released on YouTube. Emphasizing the importance of struggle on the side of labor, the documentary examines the campaign launched by Bağımsızlık Yolu after…

The Dells

The Dells observes the clash between fantasy and reality faced by international student workers newly arrived in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin – the self-described “Waterpark Capital of the World.” The film follows the rhythms of an ensemble cast of “J-1s” as they work, party, and cruise around town in taxis. Students weather the myriad headaches of making…