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The Documentary Filmmakers Association (DFA) and The Bioscope are proud to host this month’s free docLOVE screening: UNION
The screening will be followed by an audience Q&A and discussion session.

About the film:
Through intimate cinema vérité, UNION chronicles the extraordinary efforts of an unlikely group of warehouse workers as they launch a grassroots union campaign at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York. Led by the charismatic but underestimated Chris Smalls, the diverse band of workers start the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and embark on a journey against one of the largest and most powerful companies in the world.
The odds are stacked against them, as the group finds itself up against a tech industry giant with unlimited resources, without major support from national unions or politicians, and while navigating internal divisions within their own ranks.
Filmmakers Brett Story and Stephen Maing document the struggle from day one, offering a gripping human drama about the fight for power and dignity in today’s globalised economic landscape.
Genre: Documentary
Directors: Brett Story & Stephen Maing
Duration: 104 minutes
About docLOVE:
docLOVE hosts free monthly screenings around South Africa, celebrating and promoting the power of documentary film. We bring thought-provoking, relevant and important issues and topics to the fore and create an interactive space for engagement and debate, hosting facilitated discussions after each screening, featuring special guest speakers.
For more about the DFA please visit: https://docfilmsa.com/