Books and films

Books and films

Books and films that help us understand collective action.

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  1. AnyMart / チルド

    2026 Yusuke Iwasaki Japan Drama; Horror; Comedy; Retail Workers; Workplace Alienation; Capitalism

    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…

    Yusuke Iwasaki Japan Retail and food service Class
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  2. Cashiers Rise Up / Kasiyerler Ayağa

    2024 Bağımsızlık Yolu (collective) Cyprus Documentary; Retail Workers; Worker Organizing; Working Conditions

    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…

    Bağımsızlık Yolu Cyprus Retail and food service Organizing
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