Winners for Workers Unite Film Festival 2023!
/We are proud to announce the winners for #WUFF12.
For our 12th season, we maintained a hybrid festival, with in-person screenings and talkbacks at Cinema Village October 27th to November 2nd followed by a virtual festival on our Eventive streaming page Nov 3rd-10th. We featured several shorts from journalists at More Perfect Union and partnered with The People's Forum, Local 802 AFM, Empire State University's Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies, and the Penn South Mutual Redevelopment Houses for additional in-person screenings through November 12th with a host of special guests.
Audience Favorite
There Goes the Neighborhood - Directed by Ian Phillips
Special Jury Award (Feature)
The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales - Directed by Abigail E. Disney and Kathleen Hughes
Special Jury Award (Short)
Where Have All the Smiles Gone? - Directed by Anja Strelec
Best Documentary Feature
Stonebreakers - Directed by Valerio Ciriaci
Honorable Mention • Documentary Feature (Tie)
Storming Caesars Palace - Directed by Hazel Gurland-Pooler
Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square - Directed by Kathryn Barnier, Ryan Joseph, and Kelly Anderson
Best Narrative Feature
Smile As You Kill - Directed by Michael Sarrow
Honorable Mention • Narrative Feature
Fight Like Hell: The Testimony of Mother Jones - Directed by Ian Cheney
Best Narrative Short
The Kill Floor - Directed by Carlos Avila
Honorable Mention • Narrative Short
The Devil's Avocado - Directed by Kees-Jan Mulder
Best Documentary Short
Made In Italy (By the Chinese) - Directed by DJ Clark and Mingjie Wang
Honorable Mention • Documentary Short
The Last Cobbler - Directed by Matan Berman
Best Film from the Frontlines
How AI Could Kill Your Favorite TV Show - Produced by More Perfect Union
Honorable Mention • Films from the Frontlines
Fault Lines from the Front Line - Directed by Rob Viscardis
Best Screenplay
Barlow Bierlow - Written by David Kirkham
Honorable Mention • Screenplay
The Coal Miner's War - Written by Randall R. Reese
Trailers Below:
Read summaries on the Films and Directors list.