UPDATE: Please join us after the screening on Thursday, September 3 at 7:00 p.m. for a discussion with local labor law experts. Participating in the discussion afterwards will be Tony Paris, Lead Attorney at Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice; Jonathan Contreras, organizer/activist and United Hispanic Workers of Detroit Board Member; and Sally Kim, activist/organizer for United Hispanic Workers of Detroit and other labor and justice groups.

At a popular bakery café, residents of New York’s Upper East Side get bagels and coffee served with a smile 24 hours a day. But behind the scenes, undocumented immigrant workers face sub-legal wages, dangerous machinery, and abusive managers who will fire them for calling in sick. Mild-mannered sandwich maker Mahoma López has never been interested in politics, but in January 2012, he convinces a small group of his co-workers to fight back.

Risking deportation and the loss of their livelihood, the workers team up with a diverse crew of innovative young organizers and take the unusual step of forming their own independent union, launching themselves on a journey that will test the limits of their resolve. In one roller-coaster year, they must overcome a shocking betrayal and a two-month lockout. Lawyers will battle in back rooms, Occupy Wall Street protesters will take over the restaurant, and a picket line will divide the neighborhood. If they can win a contract, it will set a historic precedent for low-wage workers across the country. But whatever happens, Mahoma and his coworkers will never be exploited again.

“It has a beautiful, low-key approach that earns its cheers and tears without resorting to the manipulative or dramatic tricks of a typical feature film.” – RogerEbert.com

Audience Award for Best Feature 
– Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Durham, NC
Audience Award
 – DOC NYC
 New York | Cine Latin Film+Media Arts Festival, Toronto
Selection “Best of Fest”
 – AFI DOCS, Silver Spring, MD & Washington, DC
Jury Prize, Best Documentary Feature – 
Sidewalk Film Festival, Birmingham, AL
International Jury Prize
 – Document Human Rights Film Festival, Glasgow, Scotland
Audience Award for Best Documentary
 – Chicago Latino Film Festival, Chicago, IL

The Hand That Feeds
Documentary – NR – 85 min – Tickets: $5-$9 (pay what you can afford) – Get tickets online
Fri, Aug 21: 5:00 p.m.
Sat, Aug 22: 7:00
Sun, Aug. 23: 5:00
Mon, Aug. 24: 7:00
Tues, Aug. 25: 7:00
Weds, Aug. 26: 7:00
Thurs, Aug. 27: 7:00
Fri, Aug. 28: 5:15
Sat, Aug. 29: 5:15
Sun, Aug. 30: 5:15
Mon, Aug. 31: 7:00
Tues, Sept. 01: 5:15
Weds, Sept. 02: 5:15
Thurs, Sept. 03: 7:00 plus discussion after the screening