| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2018. |
| Summary |
This is the inspiring story of Carmen Castillo, an immigrant Dominican housekeeper in a Providence hotel who wins a City Council seat, taking her advocacy for low-income workers from the margins to city politics. COUNCILWOMAN follows Castillo’s first term as she balances her full-time day job as a housekeeper with her family life and the demands of public office. She faces skeptics who say she doesn’t have the education to govern, the power of corporate interests who take a stand against her fight for a {dollar}15 hourly wage, and a tough re-election against two contenders. As Castillo battles personal setbacks and deep-rooted notions of who is qualified to run for political office, she fiercely defends her vision of a society in which all people can earn enough to support themselves and their families. Official Selection at the **San Diego Latina Film Festival**. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English,Spanish |
| Subject |
Politicians.
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Gender identity.
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Current affairs.
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Women's studies.
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Political science.
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Documentary films.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Christine Guernsey, Margaret, film director.
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Women Make Movies (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
6903530 Kanopy |
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