The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel follows a group of British retirees who decide to outsource their retirement to a hotel in India. The hotel, advertised as a luxurious sanctuary, turns out to be less than expected, but the retirees find themselves transformed by their experiences and the vibrant culture of India.
After his entire department is outsourced, Todd Anderson travels to India to train his replacement and experiences culture shock and unexpected love along the way.
After losing his job, a man becomes desperate and starts eliminating his competition in order to secure a new position. The situation escalates when a murder is attempted and he must deal with the consequences.
Dirty Wars is a documentary that follows investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill as he uncovers the truth behind covert operations and military power. Through his journey, Scahill exposes the hidden realities of imperialism, American politics, and the devastating effects of the war on terrorism.
Thanks Boss! is a hilarious comedy documentary that takes a satirical look at the capitalist society and the effects of corporate downsizing and unemployment. Through hidden-camera pranks, the film exposes the absurdities of the business world, highlighting the struggles of the working class and critiquing the concept of capitalism.
After their factory is shut down, a group of factory workers in Picardy, France, hires a contract killer to seek revenge on their former boss. The story takes unexpected turns with elements of surrealism and dark humor. The characters navigate themes of terminal cancer, forced relocation, and the aftermath of September 11th.
The Cleaners is a documentary that delves into the secretive and controversial world of content moderation on social media platforms. It sheds light on the responsibility of content moderators to monitor and filter user-generated content, often facing ethical dilemmas and psychological toll. The film also examines the power and influence of tech giants like Facebook and Google in shaping online discourse and censorship practices. Through interviews with content moderators and experts, it raises important questions about freedom of expression, digital activism, and the impact of technology on society.
Jeong-eun is dispatched to a subcontracting company. She tries to fit in, but her co-workers aren't comfortable around her and she's completely new to field work. Despite all that, she wants to stay on for a year and then return to headquarters, no matter what. Thanks to a newbie's help, she slowly adjusts to her new workplace.
What Would Jesus Buy? is a documentary comedy that delves into the commercialization of Christmas and the rise of consumerism. The film follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they embark on a cross-country journey to save Christmas from the shopocalypse.
Bill Moyers takes a piercing look at how global economic changes are destroying the lives and livelihoods of hardworking Americans. The documentary follows several individuals and their families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as they fight to make ends meet in the “new economy.” In sheer numbers, more jobs were created than lost in America during the last decade, but a look behind those numbers reveals a shortage of jobs that pay enough to support a family. The program intimately portrays the lives of workers and their families as they struggle to make it in today’s job market.
The Dirty War on the NHS is a documentary that reveals the ongoing battle and challenges faced by the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom. It explores the influences, interests, and political ideologies that have been undermining this essential public service, including the impact of privatization, funding issues, pharmaceutical companies, and political party dynamics. Through interviews, archive footage, and investigative reporting, the documentary sheds light on the struggles faced by the NHS and the importance of healthcare rights.
After losing his restaurant, chef CLAY MAGUIRE must start his career all over--at the bottom. Pushing forty with no "corporate skill-set", Clay enters the strange world of the Unemployable Interviewees of America. Clay and his fellow job-seekers strive for dignity, success, or at least a job taking customer service calls from prison inmates for minimum wage. A hilarious, insightful look at job interviews, finding the courage to start all over, and life at the ENTRY LEVEL.
Death By China is a documentary film that examines the economic relationship between the United States and China. It exposes the detrimental effects of outsourcing, black Friday and multinational corporations, as well as the issues of currency manipulation and the World Trade Organization. Through interviews and animated sequences, the film delves into the politics and economics of losing jobs and the consequences of China's capitalism and manufacturing dominance.
GARBAGE DREAMS follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village. It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen, Egypt's 'garbage people.' When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of their trade, each boy is forced to make choices that will impact his life and the future of his community.
A journey across three continents telling the story of the up and coming baby production industry in the age of globalization.
There was a time, not so long ago, when multi-national corporations saw the developing world merely as a source for natural resources and cheap labor. No longer. In recent years, corporations have opened back offices in countries where costs are low and ambition is high, most notably in India. The companies that house and staff these offices are known as BPOs Business Process Outsourcing companies. Office Tigers is set in the crème de la crème of BPOs, a multi-national company that provides high-end support work to the worlds top legal firms, investment banks, and consultancies. It takes us inside the closed world of corporate outsourcing. It introduces us to ambitious and charismatic Office Tiger employees, models for the new global economy, and the Americans who strive to guide them in their quest to join the ranks of the global business elite. The results are mixed often comic, occasionally brilliant.
After his IT job is outsourced to Bangalore, Sandeep Majumdar sets up a remote access in his apartment, tricking his former company into believing that he is really working from India.
An Indian immigrant awakens inside a confined metal box, with the walls slowly closing in... unless he can do the work assigned to him.
Outsourcing Greenville is the story of what happened when the world's largest refrigerator plant outsourced to Mexico leaving 1/4th of Greenville, Michigan residents unemployed. The factory had been a fixture of the Greenville community for over 100 years until Electrolux uprooted the plant in March of 2006 to move production to Mexico where they could pay workers wages as low as $1.57/hour. This story is told through the voices of employees and the president of their union as they attempt to face the future in a season of difficulty and change.
A personal narrative documentary film told from the perspective of an Indian living in the U.S., the film journeys into India's call centers where telemarketer's acquire American names and accents to service the telephone support industry of the U.S.
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