Remittance.

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FilmPublisher number: 12734536 | KanopyPublisher: New Day Films, 2015Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2022Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (90 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

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Feature films.

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Angela Barotia, Olive Nieto, Paolo O'Hara, Prem John, William John Ledbetter, Yolanda BermasSummary: 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.

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Angela Barotia, Olive Nieto, Paolo O'Hara, Prem John, William John Ledbetter, Yolanda Bermas

Originally produced by New Day Films in 2015.

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.

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In English,Tagalog