Closing Night Feature: Building the American Dream
- Feature Film, SFUFF 2020 Events
- 120 mins
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share“Build! Build! Build!” is a common refrain all over America. Join us as we examine through film and discussion how attacks on workers rights, undocumented labor, and the shut down of legal paths to immigration play out for both the construction industry and the workers on the front lines of the real estate boom.
Tickets: $12
Panelists:
- Chelsea Hernandez, Director
- Cynthia Gomez, UNITE HERE Local
- Moderator: Myrna Melgar, Executive Director, Jamestown Community Center
Curated by Susie Smith
CM credits available
In this program
Building The American Dream
Directed by Chelsea Hernandez
In Texas, construction workers face the deadliest conditions in the country. Building the American Dream follows three immigrant families who are rising up to seek justice and equality in an industry rife with exploitation.
