Winners for Workers Unite Film Festival 2019!
/We are proud to announce the winners for #WUFF8.
Special thanks to all the filmmakers who came out to support their film and help bring in a good audience. We’ve had another wonderful year, screening at Cinema Village, NYS Public Employees Federation (PEF), Workers United of NY & NJ, Empire State College, DC 1707, Penn South, and the Park Church Co-op.
Audience Favorite
Somewhere to Be - Directed by Peter Odabashian
Special Jury Award
Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn? - Directed by Zachary Stauffer
Best Documentary Feature
Union Time: Fighting for Workers' Rights - Directed by Matthew Barr
Honorable Mention • Documentary Feature
Undeterred - Directed by Eva Lewis
Best Narrative Feature
Final Cutz - Directed by Liam Lockhart
Honorable Mention • Narrative Feature
The Manhattan Front - Directed by Cathy Lee Crane
Best Narrative Short
Lambeth Lights - Directed by Luca Bertoluzzi
Honorable Mention • Narrative Short
Division Ave - Directed by Tamar Glezerman
Best Documentary Short (tie)
The Reason We’re Still Here - Directed by Sofia Smith Hale
White Sauce Hot Sauce - Directed by Salah Anwar
Honorable Mention • Documentary Short (tie)
Trouble Finds You - Directed by Stephanie Tangkilisan
Dad Milks Cows in Texas - Directed by Ramon Galvan
Best Film from the Frontlines
50 Days: The 2018 Chicago Hotel Workers' Strike - Directed by Eve Saxon
Honorable Mention • Film from the Frontlines (tie)
Labor & Rights: Local 1 Union Plumbers - Directed by Kizi Lewis
My Sister In the Workplace - Directed by Scott Pullman
Best Screenplay
Homestead - Written by Lindsay Waite
Honorable Mention • Screenplay
Henryk in Camouflage - Written by Jason Chertoff
Trailers below:
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights
Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn?
Undeterred
Trouble Finds You
Division Ave
White Sauce Hot Sauce
The Manhattan Front
Final Cutz
Lambeth Lights
Somewhere to Be
Dad Milks Cows In Texas
The Reason We’re Still Here
Read summaries on the 2019 Films and Directors List.