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1 online resource (streaming video file) (87 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
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Originally produced by Video Project in 2017. |
| Summary |
Most Americans would agree that no matter where you work or live, family comes first. And yet the United States is one of only two countries in the world without a federal paid leave law, leaving its citizens to struggle with the most basic expenses when their savings are not enough. ZERO WEEKS delves into the lives of multiple individuals from varying socioeconomic backgrounds and their fraught situations which are not wholly unfamiliar to the average worker. From struggling single mothers who are initially knocked out of the workforce due to their pregnancy and then become the sole breadwinner in their household to developing families who are given insufficient time to care for their newborns to people who are just trying to care for their terminally ill or aging loved ones, the film highlights how the average American is just one medical crisis away from financial ruin. Viewing the nationally debated topic from all angles -- emotional, medical, financial, and global -- the film lays out a compelling argument for guaranteed paid leave for every American worker. Winner of the Jury Award for Best Documentary at the **International Women's Film Festival.** Winner of the Best Documentary Film Editing Award at the **Colorado Film Festival.** |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Current affairs.
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Health.
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Americans.
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Political science.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Dickens, Ky, film director.
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Video Project (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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6333765 Kanopy |
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