Film Screening: Grassroots Rising

Submitted by dcjwj on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 4:55pm.
30 May 2008 - 12:00pm
30 May 2008 - 1:30pm

Celebrate Asian Pacific American History Month!

Film Screening of Grassroots Rising & Conversation with Robert Winn, Director

Friday, May 30, 2008 @ Noon - 1:30 PM

AFL-CIO Building, Gompers Room
815 16th Street NW (Corner of I St. NW)
Lunch Provided

Sponsored by APALA, DC, NAPAWF - DC and the DC Labor Film Festival.

RSVP to Anna Stuart at 202-508-3733

Grassroots Rising, the most recent Visual Communications production, brings filmmaking to the community through
an evocative exploration of Asian Pacific Islander working families in Los Angeles. The film weaves together powerful interviews and live action footage with moving labor murals while foregrounding the voices of low wage Asian immigrants at the forefront of worker-led movements to build a just community in Los Angeles.

About the Director...
Robert C. Winn is an award-winning producer and director of documentaries living in New York. Robert focuses on documentaries that explore issues of social justice, immigration, and cultural dislocation. Recent projects as producer/director include Saigon, USA (2003), Sandman
(2002) and Grassroots Rising. Robert received his Bachelor’s degree from Occidental College in English and went on to pursue a Master’s degree in American Studies, with a focus on Cultural Studies and Social History, and J.D., both at Yale University.