Cover image for Remittance [digital video].
Title:
Remittance [digital video].
Publication Date:
2015

2022
Publication Information:
New Day Films, 2015.

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2022.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (90 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Abstract:
REMITTANCE follows Marie, a foreign domestic worker from the Philippines as she struggles to cope with demanding employers, long hours of work, and separation from her family. Breaking from the conventional image of maids as labor, the story explores the transformations Marie goes through as a woman dealing with conflicting obligations and aspirations. At its heart, REMITTANCE is a coming of age story about a woman trying to balance living for her family versus living for herself. This is not just a Singapore story but a global story of the commodification of labor, the exportation of mothers from poor third world countries to first world nations. Singapore is a microcosm of what is happening across the globe. Based upon an original script by Patrick Daly and Joel Fendelman, REMITTANCE is a realistic portrayal of low-wage migrant workers in Singapore shot at real locations with a cast including actual domestic workers.
General Note:
Title from title frames.

Film

In Process Record.
Performers:
Angela Barotia, Olive Nieto, Paolo O'Hara, Prem John, William John Ledbetter, Yolanda Bermas
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject Term:

Language:
English
Additional Language:
In English,Tagalog
Electronic Access:
Access immediately on Kanopy
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