We are hosting special events around the world, beginning in October 2021. Scroll down for more info and how to book tickets or attend either virtually or in person.
April 21, 2022
Ciné-ONU
The Cost of the Gig Economy
On 21 April, Ciné-ONU screened The GIG IS UP, in partnership with One World in Brussels at Cinéma Galeries to mark International Workers’ Day on 1 May 2022.
The screening was followed by a panel discussion with Lieve Verboven, Director of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Brussels office, Tommaso Alberini, Policy Officer at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, and Tom Peeters, the Deputy Federal Secretary Road Transport and Logistics at BTB-ABVV. The discussion was moderated by Sherri Aldis, Director of the UN’s Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) in Brussels.
Feb 19, 2022
KDocs Film Festival
“Seeking Truth. Waging Change.”
Screening & Keynote
Join us Feb 19 for @KDocsff screening of @TheGigIsUpDoc, alongside films Ride Fair and Waging Change, and a keynote with director @shannondwalsh.
Jan 26, 2022
Massachusetts Jobs with Justice
Virtual panel hosted by Jobs with Justice Massachusetts
Discussion Jan 26, 5:30 EST with director Shannon Walsh
Fighting for workers’ rights and an economy that works for everyone. Register here: https://bit.ly/gigisupjan
November 2021
IDFA, RIDM & DOC NYC
Shannon Walsh & Ina Fichman are joined with workers and organizers at live Q&A screenings through the month of November!
October 7, 2021
“Hidden Labor Powering AI”
Screening & Discussion hosted by Partnership on AI
Join us for an advanced screening of the @thegigisupdoc
Join Mary L. Gray (@marylgray), Shannon Walsh (@Shannondwalsh), and PAI’s Sonam Jindal (@sonam_jindal) to discuss the human cost of building AI, the nature of gig/ghost work, and more.
Registration is open: https://bit.ly/2YhKDLx
October 7, 2021
George Washington University Law School & Chicago-Kent College of Law, Labor & Employment Law Society
Special Screening & Discussion
Shannon Walsh, director “The Gig is Up”
Professor Jamie Franklin, director of Chicago-Kent’s Civil Litigation Clinic
Moderated by Elizabeth A. Varon, President of the Labor & Employment Law Society at the George Washington University Law School
October 11, 2021
In Theaters!
GALAXY AUSTIN, Austin, Texas
GALAXY GRANDSCAPE 15, Dallas/The Colony, Texas
EMAGINE CHATAM, Chicago, Illinois
GALAXY MISSION GROVE, Riverside, California
LAKEVILLE 21 with MONSTER SCREEN, Lakeville, Minneapolis
EMAGINE NOVI 17, Novi, Michigan
October 12, 2021
Georgetown University Law Center
Special Screening and Q&A. 8pm ET
Shannon Walsh, director “The Gig is Up”
Mary L. Gray, Senior Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research, Faculty Associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society
Moderated by Jeff Gary, Policy Director at Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law & Policy
October 13, 2021
Doku:nomics # 3
VEGA cinema, Oslo, Norway
Special Screening and Q&A. 18h
Introduction by doctoral fellow and Fafo researcher Sigurd Martin Nordli Oppegaard:
Platform-mediated gig economics – what does it mean? What characterizes these companies’ business strategy, and what significance do they have in Norway?
THE GIG IS UP 