The Hand That Feeds | |
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Directed by | Robin Blotnick Rachel Lears |
Screenplay by | Robin Blotnick Rachel Lears |
Produced by | Alex Rivera Patricia Benabe |
Starring | Virgilio Aran Benjamin Dictor Diego Ibeanez |
Cinematography | Rachel Lears |
Edited by | Robin Blotnick David Meneses |
Music by | Ryan Blotnick |
Production company | Jubilee Films |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
The Hand That Feeds is a 2014 American documentary film written and directed by Robin Blotnick and Rachel Lears. It chronicles the struggles of undocumented immigrant workers in New York City as they attempt to achieve fair wages and better working conditions.
The film premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in April 2014,[1] and has received multiple awards, including a nomination for the 2017 Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary Emmy.