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Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord (2021)
Directed by Chay Yew
· 1h 40m
On Day 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic, NYTW Usual Suspect Kristina Wong began sewing masks out of old bedsheets and bra straps on her Hello Kitty sewing machine. Before long, she was leading the Auntie Sewing Squad, a work-from-home sweatshop of hundreds of volunteers—including children and her own mother—to fix the U.S. public health care system while in quarantine. It was a feminist care utopia forming in the midst of crisis. Or was it a mutual aid doomsday cult? As the demand for masks abates and we begin to return safely to space, Kristina is beginning to put her life together post-pandemic cult leadership. With hilarity and boundless generosity, she invites the audience in on her work building community in isolation, while reflecting on what we’ve been through and imagining what we want to become.
Cast
Kristina Wong
Crew
- Director
- Chay Yew
- Writer
- Kristina Wong
Details
- Release date
- 2021-12-01
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Original language
- EN
- Production
- New York Theatre Workshop