Shift Change
(75 min) Spain/USA
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Wednesday 10/23, 8:15 PM (Session 22)

Directors: Melissa Young, Mark Dworkin
Producer: Melissa Young

Description:

Shift Change tells the little known stories of employee-owned businesses that compete successfully in today's economy while providing secure, dignified jobs in democratic workplaces. With the long decline in US manufacturing and today's economic crisis, millions have been thrown out of work, and many are losing their homes. The usual economic solutions are not working, so some citizens and public officials are ready to think outside of the box – to reinvent our failing economy – in order to restore long term community stability and a more egalitarian way of life. There is growing interest in companies that are owned and managed by their workers. Such businesses tend to be more profitable and innovative, and more committed to the communities where they are based. Yet, the public has little knowledge of their success and the promise they offer for a better life.

Biography:

Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin have produced many documentary films on social justice and environmental issues in North and South America, winning prestigious awards from CINE, Houston, Columbus, Prix Leonardo, International Wildlife, Women in Film/Seattle, Chicago, NW Film and Video Festivals, among others. Their productions are known for diverse examples of regular people helping to create positive change. Young and Dworkin's films are in broad circulation in academic and activist settings. Five films have been broadcast on PBS, most recently, Good Food, an intimate look at the growers and businesses that are creating a local, sustainable food system in the Pacific Northwest. Their latest release, We Are Not Ghosts is about rebuilding Detroit from the ground up.

Contact Information:

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e: mark@bullfrogfilms.com
w: www.shiftchange.org


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