STILL FROM LESBIAN FACTORY (SUSAN CHEN, TAIWAIN, 2010)
Lesbian Factory
Tuesday, November 27 at 6:00 pm
Michelson Theater, 721 Broadway, 6th floor
Rainbow Popcorn
Wednesday, November 28 at 6:00 pm
Michelson Theater, 721 Broadway, 6th floor
The documentary couplet Lesbian Factory and Rainbow Popcorn shot by migrant worker activists in Taiwan, follows a group of Filipina migrant worker organizers and their tumultuous same-sex love relationships while abroad and, several years later, after returning home. Perhaps for the first time in film history, the documentaries bring together migrant labor activism with queer love, to unpack the complex, multi-layered texture of our globalized moment.
Jingru Wu is a long-time labor activist from Taiwan who currently holds the position of researcher at the Taiwan International Workers’ Association. Together with Susan Chen, she has shot the documentaries Lesbian Factory and Rainbow Popcorn both of which have shown at numerous film festivals worldwide. Wu and Chen are currently planning their next follow-up documentary on Filipina migrant workers.
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