The Hand That Feeds (film)

The Hand That Feeds
Directed byRobin Blotnick
Rachel Lears
Screenplay byRobin Blotnick
Rachel Lears
Produced byAlex Rivera
Patricia Benabe
StarringVirgilio Aran
Benjamin Dictor
Diego Ibeanez
CinematographyRachel Lears
Edited byRobin Blotnick
David Meneses
Music byRyan Blotnick
Production
company
Jubilee Films
Release date
  • April 5, 2014 (2014-04-05)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited 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.

  1. ^ "2014 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival program". Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. 2014.