Essential

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Essential (2023)

Directed by Jack Baric

“The Working Class and the Challenge of Income Inequality”

· 1h 14m

"Essential" is a documentary film that exposes the extreme economic vulnerability that income inequality has created for millions of working class Americans. Viewed through the lens of the Southwest Carpenters Union, and featuring numerous experts, the film examines how unionization in the 20th Century created the largest middle class in the history of the planet, but union demise in the 21st Century has created income inequality that is reaching levels not seen since the Great Depression.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Jack Baric

Details

Release date
2023-05-01
Runtime
1h 14m
Original language
EN