This immersive eight-hour documentary follows workers in a Virginia factory over the course of an entire day, from clock-in to clock-out. Long, unbroken sequences of assembly and fabrication focus on the bodies of African American and Vietnamese American workers, while both mobile and fixed cameras transform their acts into pure movement. Everson’s “shift-film” adjusts the frame on race, class, and labor, celebrating the everyday and imbuing working bodies with new dimensions.
Released: Jan 24, 2015
Runtime: 480 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Donnie Ballard Sr., Charles Brown, Kathy Conley, Joshua Edgerton, Sandra Freeman, Tho Gralock
Crew: Kevin Jerome Everson (Director of Photography), Kevin Jerome Everson (Editor), Madeleine Molyneaux (Producer), Nicole Chakeris (Sound Recordist), Rachel Lane (Sound Recordist), Nicole Chakeris (Camera Operator)