UNION

A film by Brett Story & Stephen Maing

RECOGNITION

Vision du Reel 2024
Fact Award 2024
Full frame 2024
True False Film Fest
DOXA 2024
HotDocs 2024
Sheffield Doc Fest 2024

ABOUT THE FILM

Many against the one

The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) —  a group of current and former Amazon workers in New York City’s Staten Island — takes on one of the world’s largest and most powerful companies in the fight to unionize.

TEAM

DIRECTED BY

Brett Story
Brett Story
Stephen Maing
Stephen Maing

PRODUCED BY

Mars Verrone
Mars Verrone
Samantha Curley
Samantha Curley

EDITED BY

Blair McClendon
Blair McClendon

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY

Martin DiCicco
Martin DiCicco

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ORIGINAL MUSIC BY

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe

DISTRIBUTION

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STILLS

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PRESS

“The never-ending growth of Amazon’s empire has led to expansion beyond comprehension and predictably problems beyond control as workers have started to push back against a litany of unfair practices.”

THE GUARDIAN

“A key addition to the canon of workers’ cinema …”

THE FILM STAGE

“Using unobtrusive direct cinema techniques, the documentary takes us inside the fledgling union, capturing the frustration and elation of trying to do the right thing in an impossible historical moment.”

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

“A raw examination of labor organization at its most powerful, pure, and fragile …”

THE PLAYLIST

“Brett Story and Stephen Maing's richly observed film follows weary workers at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse as they fight to unionize, encountering opposition from their peers as well as their overlords”

VARIETY

“Tough and gripping …”

INDIEWIRE

TOP 10

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