TW: Adult Language & Themes
This showcase deals with labour as subject matter, the most universal of subjects for the Working Class. This collection contains three distinct films that examine the differing locales and politics of modern labour within different contexts of the Western Workplace.
Crusty Old Bastard (2025)
Dir. Joey Whitelaw (Canada)
As an aging Canadian truck driver embarks on a cross-border haul to the U.S., he reflects on a lifetime spent on the open road - revisiting memories of solitude, sacrifice, and the ever-changing landscape of the industry that shaped his life.
The Hat Method (2025)
Dir. Erifili Missiou (UK)
Alex is excited to meet with her line manager Milli for a social get together, but discovers that being friends with your boss never ends up favourably! The Hat Method is an entertaining satire about toxic workplace culture and exploitative labour practices that have become alarmingly normalized under late-stage capitalism.
https://www.rebeccadeltufo.co.uk/the-hat-method
NOCH ACHT STUNDEN [EIGHT MORE HOURS] (2025)
Dir. Marius Schwingel (Germany)
EIGHT MORE HOURS is a multi-perspective portrait of the Geiselwind (GER) adventure rest stop. A film about fate, dreams and work in a place between aesthetics and dreariness.
https://www.instagram.com/mari__schwingel
The Working Class Film Festival
Friday 8 - Sunday 10 May 2026 sees the inaugural Working Class Film Festival take place at Showroom Cinema. The festival aims to highlight the talent of a wide and underrepresented demographic within the film industry; with only 8% of people working within the creative sector being born into a working class family.
Explore The Working Class Film Festival
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1h 5m