The dire struggle to survive in the U.S. on near-minimum wage jobs is the subject of “Waging a Living,” a forthright documentary by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Roger Weisberg. Through sensitive, in-depth profiles of four workers, Weisberg drives home the point that hard-working men and women with full-time jobs find themselves and their families trapped in a seemingly endless cycle of poverty.
The term “working poor” should be
an oxymoron.
If you work full time, you should not be poor, but more than 30 million Americans – one in four workers – are stuck in low wage jobs that do not provide the basics for a decent life.
WAGING A LIVING chronicles the battle of four low-wage workers to lift their families out of poverty. Shot over a three-year period in the northeast and California, this observational documentary captures the dreams, frustrations, and accomplishments of a diverse group of workers who struggle to live from paycheck to paycheck. By presenting an unvarnished look at the barriers that these workers must overcome to escape poverty, WAGING A LIVING offers a sobering view of the elusive American Dream.
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