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2023 FILM & CULTURAL EVENTS
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Free Admission at All Events
Thursday, April 27, 2023 • 6 PM
Honoring Labor Through the Arts
Luna Gallery and Eco Art Studio, 107 B The Alameda, San Juan Bautista
Speakers include poets: Elbina Bataka Rafizadeh, Robert Gomez, Crystal Gonzalez.
Watch the trailer for Campesinos.
Stream the full film Ghostly Labor on Vimeo.
Friday, April 28, 2023 • 6 PM
Fruits of Labor
CSUMB Bldg 504 (CAHS), Rm 1401, Seaside
Speaker: Samantha Saldana, CSUMB graduate.
Watch trailer for Fruits of Labor.
Saturday, April 29, 2023 • 1 PM
The Wisconsin TA Strike & When We Fight
CSUMB Bldg 504 (CAHS), Rm 1401, Seaside
Speaker: Ryne Leuzinger, CSUMB faculty.
Saturday, April 29, 2023 • 7 PM
Labor Action in Education
Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz
Speakers include: Jason Rabinowitz, Teamsters 2010; Yael Bridge, Yoni Golijov & James Russell, filmmakers; Rachel Hitchcock, Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers; Lucia Cantero, filmmaker; and Jack Davies & Sarah Mason, UAW 2865.
Sunday, April 30, 2023 • 2 PM & 6 PM
Please note that the May Day March is not sponsored by Reel Work or RCNV and is only mentioned here as a related community event occurring during the film festival.
City of Steel
Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz
Speakers include: Bruce Spiegel, filmmaker, Charles McCollister, historian, and Mike Stout, steelworker, singer/songwriter.
Stream the full film City of Steel on Vimeo at city-of-steel.com
The same link will give you virtual entrance to the evening concert.
Monday, May 1, 2023 • 7 PM
International Workers Day
Online Event
Speakers include: Fred Glass, filmmaker.
Watch trailer for We Mean to Make Things Over.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 • 7 PM
The Art of Filmmaking
Online Event
Film: Labzik: Tales of a Clever Pup (Jake Krakovsky, 2021, 52 min, USA) A smart mutt who won’t put up with exploitation.
Speaker: Jake Krakovsky, filmmaker.
Watch trailer for Tales of a Clever Pup.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 • 7 PM
International Film Festival
Online Event
Films:
C'era Una Volta a Ribolla (Giovanni Guidelli, 2022, 19 min, Italy) Italy's worst mine disaster.
Cubana 455: Chronicle of October 6 (Enrique Berumen García, 2022, 30 min selection, Cuba) Who is the terrorist in 1976 airliner bombing?
Sampo (Marziyeh Riahi, 2023, 13 min, Iran) A glimpse into women's work in Iran.
Tangible Memory (Adolfo Ruiz , 2022, 4 min, Canada & Spain) Machinist from Spain reflects on a lifetime working with metal.
Speakers include filmmakers Giovanni Guidelli , Enrique Berumen, and Adolfo Ruiz.
Thursday, May 4, 2023 • 7 PM
City Rising
Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz
Speaker: Ray Cancino.
Watch trailer for City Rising.
Friday, May 5, 2023 • 7 PM
Farmworkers
Cabrillo Watsonville Forum Rm A150, 318 Union Street, Watsonville
Speakers include: Kathleen Kilpatrick, Woody Rehanek, Yanely Martinez, and Mark Weller.
Co-sponored by Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers.
Watch trailer for Fruits of Labor.
Sunday, May 7, 2023 • 3 PM
Sing-Out for Pete's Sake
Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz
Reel Work recommends this related event.
Purchase advance tickets at Eventbrite.
Sunday, May 7, 2023 • 7 PM
Long Haulers
Online Event
Speaker: Amy Reid, filmmaker.
Watch trailer for Long Haulers.
Register to join this online event by Zoom at bit.ly/RW23May7
Monday, May 8, 2023 • 7 PM
No Time To Waste
Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz
Speaker: Carl Bidleman, filmmaker.
Musicians: Bob Reid & Judi Jaeger, Aileen Vance, and the Santa Cruz Peace Chorale.
Watch trailer for No Time To Waste.
Watch PBS News Hour’s Brief But Spectacular interview with Betty Reid Soskin.
Register to join this hybrid event by Zoom at bit.ly/RW23May8
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