DC Labor FilmFest 2011 October 13, 2011

Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council of the AFL-CIO, the Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute and the American Film Institute, DC Labor FilmFest 2011 boasts an array of new films and beloved classics about work and workers, from the American office to the far-flung factories of the global economy.

Festival highlights in include an October 14 screening and post-film discussion of ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN, which follows two young reporters as they uncover the secrets behind the famed Watergate scandal; October 14 and 16 showings of Oscar nominated UP IN THE AIR, directed by Jason Reitman and starring George Clooney; and October 15 and 17 screenings of the 2011 winner of the Best Documentary Feature Academy Award, INSIDE JOB, which exposes the shocking truth behind the 2008 global financial meltdown.

Standard ticket prices apply; AFI Member passes will be accepted and all union members who present their member cards will receive the AFI Member discount.

Official Website: http://www.afi.com/silver/new/nowplaying/2011/v8i4/dclabor11.aspx