The Fifth Annual DC Labor Film Fest will take place Sept. 15-21 at the American Film Institute's Silver Theatre in Silver Spring (8633 Colesville Rd.). The festival is presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council of the AFL-CIO, the American Film Institute, and the Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute, the educational and cultural arm of the Labor Party.
They've got a great lineup of films, including Il Posto, Maids (Domesticas), Office Space, Living to Work, Mardi Gras: Made in China, Off to War, The Phantom of the Operator, and Where Do You Stand? Stories from an American Mill. Check the film fest website for the full schedule and ticket information. Discount tickets are available to union members.
Jane Fonda will attend a 25th anniversary screening of her film "Nine to Five" on Saturday, Sept. 17. The event is a benefit for Working America, and the evening's program will include Fonda and Karen Nussbaum, co-founder of 9 to 5, the organization of women office workers.