‘LILLY’ Has Pre-Theatrical Release As Virtual Screening
In Honor of Women’s History Month
Free and On-Demand March 24-28th (Starts Monday)
Golden Globe winner/Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson stars in a new feature film based on the life of fair pay activist Lilly Ledbetter. Watch on-demand: https://watch.eventive.org/workersunitefilmfest2025
Timed to honor March 25th’s Equal Pay Day, Workers Unite Film Festival presents a pre-theatrical release of LILLY: a powerful dramatic film based on the remarkable true story of working-class hero, Lilly Ledbetter, a hard-working Alabama tire factory supervisor whose singular goal is to lift her family into the middle class. Having grown up in poverty, she endures a work environment plagued by pervasive harassment for the sake of the best paycheck in the county. As retirement approaches, Lilly discovers that the system had been cheating her, paying her close to half of what the men with the same jobs were earning. Outraged, Lilly fights this injustice to the Supreme Court, the corridors of Congress and eventually The White House all while powerful forces try to shut her down. LILLY follows the transformation of an ordinary citizen into the face of an issue, illuminating the impact a single, courageous person can have. (93 min, 2024)
Starring Patricia Clarkson, John Benjamin Hickey and Thomas Sadoski and directed by Rachel Feldman, LILLY premieres exclusively in theaters on May 9th.
CELEBRATE LILLY’S LEGACY
Inspired by Lilly’s fight for justice? Don’t let the conversation end when the credits roll. Help us amplify her impact! Share your thoughts on why LILLY is a must-see and spread the word about the ongoing fight for equal pay. Leave a review on Letterboxd here!
STAY CONNECTED
Follow the film on Instagram or Facebook to stay engaged, take action, and be part of the movement fighting for pay equity. More info at https://www.lillymovie.com
You only need to create a free login on Eventive to watch. You can also download the Eventive app to your TV and login there after adding the screening to your account.
This virtual screening is sponsored in part by the DC Labor Film Fest and the Global Film Festival Network.
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About the Festival
The Workers Unite Film Festival, now in its 14th season, is a celebration of Global Labor Solidarity. The Festival aims to showcase student and professional films from the United States and around the world which publicize and highlight the struggles, successes and daily lives of all workers in their efforts to unite and organize for better living conditions and social justice.
WUFF brings together activists, academics, and filmmakers of all ages and backgrounds for a celebration of social justice and the arts. Through dozens of documentary screenings, community forums, and interactive events across New York City, the festival provides working people with a platform to tell their stories while leading a movement for meaningful change. In recent years, we've incorporated theater production, live music, and poetry/spoken word nights. We are the largest worker solidarity themed film festival in the nation and the only one in NYC, with the full support of NYC Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, NYC Central Labor Council, National & New York State AFL-CIO, IBEW Local 3, PEF, 1199SEIU, The Puffin Foundation, The NY Labor History Association, UA Local 1 Plumbers, UFT, NYSNA, NY District Council of Carpenters, RWDSU, Workers United NY & NJ, and many more.
We are a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
WUFF14 Submissions for 2025 Are Now Open!
The festival screens documentaries, narratives, features, and shorts from all over the world (English language or subtitles), as well as screenplays. You must have an account with Film Freeway to submit your work through their website. The Early Bird Deadline is March 28th, 2025.
Promotional Videos:
2019 promo trailer documenting the variety of events during the most recent film festival.
The Workers Unite Film Festival is proud to be a part of the Global Labor Film Festival, recognized by the afl-cio. See the complete list here.
The 11th Workers Unite Film Festival was made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and administered by LMCC.
wuff is Honored to have received a 2019 Manhattan Community Award Program (MCAP) Grant from the Manhattan Borough President’s Office.
honored to have received the 2019 Harry Kelber Fellowship Award from the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies, SUNY Empire State University.