Labor RightsFilms

Directed by Chloé Zhao, 'Nomadland' tells the story of Fern, a 60-year-old woman who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, lives in a van and adopts a modern nomadic lifestyle in the American West. The film profoundly explores the impact of economic instability on women and the possibility of seeking dignity and freedom in capitalist society.

Rubaiyat Hossain follows a Dhaka garment worker organizing a union, connecting global fashion’s low prices to women’s labor, marital power, and the risks of collective action.

Written, directed, edited by, and starring Isabel Sandoval, this film brings trans identity, immigration status, care work, and intimacy into one fragile story of a Filipina caregiver in New York.

Lila Avilés's debut centers a hotel room attendant in Mexico City, using minimalist drama to show hidden cleaning labor, fantasies of mobility, and women's isolation.

This Brazilian drama uses the conflict between a live-in housekeeper, her daughter, and an employer's family to expose domestic labor, separated motherhood, class boundaries, and women's dignity.