Work and Class on Film

A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.

Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.

Monsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris, paralleling a trip with a group of American tourists. Meanwhile, a nightclub/restaurant prepares its opening night, but it's still under construction.

Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.

After surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.

A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.

In an industrial area, unstable Giuliana attempts to cope with life by starting an affair with a co-worker at the plant her husband manages.

The near future. Like tomorrow. In a world marked by closed borders, corporate warriors, and a global computer network, three strangers risk their lives to connect, break through the barriers of technology, and unseal their fates.

A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.

When three automotive factory workers who're struggling financially try to steal from their own labor union, they discover corruption, and reluctantly decide to use this information for blackmail.

The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.

A petty thief desperate for work muscles into the world of crime journalism and becomes the star of his own story as he blurs the line between observer and participant.

Liège, Belgium. Sandra is a factory worker who discovers that her workmates have opted for a EUR1,000 bonus in exchange for her dismissal. She has only a weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses in order to keep her job.

An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.

A conscientious factory worker becomes embroiled in political activism after accidentally cutting off his finger while working a machine.

After being fired from her job, Angie teams up with her flatmate to find employment for immigrants.

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.

A scientific observer's job of observing an old cantankerous single man's kitchen habits is complicated by his growing friendship with him.

Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit. Meanwhile, they also have to deal with racial and gender discrimination at work.

An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.

A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.

A chemist (Garcia) loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.

Photographer Edward Burtynsky travels the world observing changes in landscapes due to industrial work and manufacturing.

A young man attempts to fight the system in an entertaining account of bureaucracy amok and the tyranny of red tape.