When the UPS Teamsters—the largest bargaining unit in the country at 340,000 strong—were negotiating their 2023 contract, it became increasingly clear that management wasn’t looking to ameliorate legitimate workplace woes. Drivers were delivering packages in deadly heat with no air conditioning; part-time employees, the majority of UPS’ workforce, experience massive turnover rates; and, as is true across the country, wages aren’t rising at the same rate as the cost of living. So when director Yael Bridge and a collective of labor-oriented filmmakers got wind that the Teamsters’ newly-elected president, Sean O’Brien, was advocating for a strike if UPS leadership refused […]
by Natalia Keogan on Apr 7, 2026
The Columbia, Missouri-based True/False Film Festival kicks off its 23rd edition, one that boasts a particularly exciting lineup of non-fiction films, musical performances, and coinciding art installations. Running from March 5–8, the theme for the 2026 program is “You Are Here,” chosen by visiting artistic director Yance Ford. The director of acclaimed docs Strong Island (2017) and Power (2024) is intimately familiar with the politics of place: Nominated for an Academy Award, Strong Island documents the racially-motivated killing of Ford’s brother in Long Island; more broadly, Power charts the creation of modern American policing. Both films have screened at previous […]
by Natalia Keogan on Mar 5, 2026