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Documentary Shorts 6 - Documenting Work

109 minutes Six Films

Clock in for these portraits of an average workday in all its forms around the world.

In this program
Human, Not Human

Human, Not Human

Directed by
Natan Castay
Belgium
2022
40 minutes
English, French, Portuguese

An in-depth look at the Amazon Mechanical Turk, a crowdworking platform that typically pays mere pennies for the most menial tasks.

Squid Fleet

Squid Fleet

Directed by
Ed Ou, Will N. Miller
U.S.
2023
11 minutes
Chinese, English

A poetic exploration of the brutal Chinese fishing industry and the systemic destruction of extremely remote fishing grounds in the high seas.

The Elwell Ferry

The Elwell Ferry

Directed by
Dave Monahan
U.S.
2023
15 minutes
English

Observes the patterns and rhythms of a workday in the life of Betty Rose Dolce, the operator of a small ferry in rural North Carolina.

Trinkhalle

Trinkhalle

Directed by
Alexa Ramthun
Germany
2023
24 minutes
German

Two women who own a "Trinkhalle," essentially a small corner shop, struggle to keep their business afloat after more than 2,000 "Trinkhallen" have already had to close in Germany's Ruhr region.