The documentary "Union," chronicling the Amazon warehouse workers' historic union efforts, highlights the challenges of film distribution despite its critical success at Sundance 2024. Produced before the workers' election victory, the filmmakers aimed to document labor struggles and workplace politics. Although the film received awards, including the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award at Sundance, distributors were hesitant, leading the team to self-release in collaboration with labor organizations, indicating the ongoing challenges of promoting labor-related narratives in mainstream media.
We really felt like there wasn't a reason that it wouldn't get picked up or distributed, yet we faced hard no's from potential distributors.
The documentary is a testament to labor struggles, focusing on how work politicizes individuals and sheds light on the historic union efforts at Amazon.
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