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Make a circle / Pizzicato Productions ; Start from Scratch presents ; directed and produced by Jen Bradwell and Todd Boekelheide ; produced by Rebekah Fergusson.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Multiple languages
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Preschool teachers--California--Economic conditions.
- Preschool teachers.
- Preschool teachers--Labor unions--California.
- Education, Preschool--California--History--21st century.
- Education, Preschool.
- Day care centers--California--Employees--Economic conditions.
- Day care centers.
- Day care centers--Employees--Labor unions--California.
- Day care centers--California--History--21st century.
- Poor children--Education (Preschool)--California.
- Poor children.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Internet videos.
- Social problem films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (89 minutes)) : sound, color.
- Place of Publication:
- [California] : Pizzicato Productions, [2024]
- [Reading, PA] : Docuseek, [2024]
- Language Note:
- In English and Spanish with English subtitles and optional English closed-captions.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- The filmmakers follow child care providers who work under difficult conditions with poor pay. They march on the California state capital to demand better working conditions as their contract is coming to an end.
- "Make a Circle follows a group of child care providers who are determined to change how our society values the education of its youngest citizens. With a mix of humor, outrage, and passion, Make a Circle captures the unfolding stories of Patricia, a leader of the California child care workers union, as she fights on behalf of a largely immigrant workforce; Charlotte, another union member who tirelessly lifts up the low-income families in her care; and Anne, the director of a large preschool, who finds novel ways to value and support her teachers when jobs at Starbucks are offering higher pay. Within their stories are interludes that offer a cinematic window into the unique, imaginative world of the young children in their care. The film culminates as thousands of child care union members march on their state capitol demanding better working conditions, just as their contract is set to expire."--Film home page.
- Participant:
- Featuring Anne Bauer and others.
- Credits:
- Editor, Jen Bradwell ; co-editors: Todd Boekelheide, Aldona Watts ; director of photography, Todd Boekelheide ; music, Emily Rice.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on March 17, 2025).
- DocLands Audience Award, 2024.
- Online resource (Good Docs, viewed January 16, 2025)
- OCLC:
- 1484844087
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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