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Hot Docs 2021: Meet the Toronto activists taking on Uber
As films about gig work screen at Hot Docs, a new coalition wants to change the public narrative around ride-hailing and delivery apps By Julia Mastroianni
Samuel Engelking
The subject of a short doc, RideFairTO s JJ Fueser, Brendan Agnew-Iler and Thorben Wieditz want to change how Torontonians think about gig work.
RIDE FAIR (Javier Lovera), 7 minutes;
THE GIG IS UP (Shannon Walsh), 88 minutes. Both films available Thursday (April 29) at 10 am to May 9. hotdocs.ca
In the short documentary Ride Fair, JJ Fueser, Brendan Agnew-Iler and Thorben Wieditz meet virtually to discuss how private tech companies are increasingly becoming entwined in public policy.
The Gig Is Up Review: The Perils of Platform Work, Personified The Gig Is Up Review: The Perils of Platform Work, Personified
A spry, engaging doc with more breadth than depth in its examination of the effects of the exploding gig economy on gig workers worldwide.
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Director: Shannon Walsh
With: Al Aloudi, Nick Srnicek, Derek Thompson, Leila Ouadad, Jason Edwards, Mary L Gray, Mitchell Amewieye, Emeka Okoye, Tomisin Adeshiyan, Prayag Narula, Annette Rivero. (English, French, Chinese dialogue)
Running time: Running time: 89 MIN.
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Californian Uber driver Annette breaks down in tears at the wheel of the car she can scarcely afford to fill with gas. In Lagos, Mitchell rarely sleeps through the night for fear of missing out on one of the more lucrative online tasks listed on Mechanical Turk. In Paris, Leila tries to wrangle backpay for a fellow Deliveroo rider who was grievously injured on the job. These and do