Screening: "9 to 5: The Story of a Movement"

A special screening of Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert's documentary feature 9 to 5: The Story of a Movement (2020). A UGA Theatre tie-in event for the upcoming production of 9 to 5: The Musical. The film follows the original "9to5" movement and its key players, highlighting their fight for equitable workplace treatment and fair wages. Runtime: 1h29m.

From the website:

They couldn’t kill their bosses, so they did the next best thing  — they organized.

When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women. Parton was singing the true story of a movement that started with 9to5, a group of Boston secretaries in the early 1970s. Their goals were simple—better pay, more advancement opportunities and an end to sexual harassment—but their unconventional approach attracted the press and shamed their bosses into change. Featuring interviews with 9to5’s founders, as well as actor and activist Jane Fonda, 9to5: The Story of a Movement is the previously untold story of the fight that inspired a hit and changed the American workplace.