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This edition: Labor in Film: Telling Workers' Stories


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Episode Details

Original tape date: June 6, 2025. First aired: September 1, 2025.

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders is joined by two filmmakers, Pam Sporn and Hunter College professor Tami Gold, and Andrew Tilson, the executive director of the Workers Unite! Film Festival. The three discuss the long history of films about work and workers, and the current state of pro-worker films in an increasingly hostile political climate.

Guest List

Tami Gold Documentary Filmmaker, Professor of Film and Media Studies, Hunter College - CUNY

Pam Sporn Documentary Filmmaker, Educator, Grito Productions

Andrew Tilson Executive Director, Workers Unite! Film Festival

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  • City Works is a show that highlights the vast array of workers across New York City. Hosted by Laura Flanders and produced in collaboration with the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, the show spotlights the occupations and projects of the working people of our city, with inquiry carried out by one of the nation’s most outstanding universities.

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