Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The helper / a film by Joana Bowers ; Cheeky Monkey Productions and Co. Production in association with Treacle ; produced by Tony A. Verb, Nicole Pacheco-Chamberlin ; written, produced and directed by Joanna Bowers.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher, Date:

[El Segundo, California] : Gravitas Ventures, [2018]

Description:

1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

NTSC

video file DVD video all regions

Summary:

It chronicles stories from Hong Kong's migrant domestic workers, exploring their immense contribution to society in the face of heartbreaking separation from their loved ones. The Unsung Heroes choir of Filipina helpers rehearse I Wish I Could Kiss You Goodnight to perform at Clockenflap music festival. Will they be ready for the spotlight? Can they balance their dreams with the reality of their maternal sacrifices?

Target Audience Note:

Not rated by the MPAA.

Subjects:

Migrant labor -- China -- Hong Kong -- Social conditions.

Household employees -- China -- Hong Kong -- Social conditions.

Hong Kong (China) -- Social conditions.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Bowers, Joanna, film director, film producer, screenwriter.