Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. rights to The Gig Is Up, Shannon Walsh’s feature documentary that explores the real costs of the controversial gig economy through the lives of workers from around the world for companies including Uber, Amazon and Deliveroo. The deal comes after London-based sales outfit Dogwoof acquired world rights at the European Film Market. Gravitas will now release the film October 8 in theaters and on-demand.
From delivering food and driving ride shares to tagging images for AI, millions of people are finding work task by task online, with the gig economy worth more than $5 trillion and growing worldwide. The pic tells the stories of the workers behind this tech revolution who have gone largely neglected amid often dangerous work conditions, inconsistent pay and the threat of being effectively fired through deactivation or a bad rating.
“We are thrilled to be releasing The Gig Is Up...
From delivering food and driving ride shares to tagging images for AI, millions of people are finding work task by task online, with the gig economy worth more than $5 trillion and growing worldwide. The pic tells the stories of the workers behind this tech revolution who have gone largely neglected amid often dangerous work conditions, inconsistent pay and the threat of being effectively fired through deactivation or a bad rating.
“We are thrilled to be releasing The Gig Is Up...
- 8/13/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: London-based sales outfit Dogwoof has acquired world rights to The Gig Is Up, Shannon Walsh’s latest documentary feature which explores the controversial gig economy.
The acquisition comes off the back of this weekend’s ruling in the UK Supreme Court that Uber drivers must be treated as workers, rather than as self-employed, which has multiple implications for their rights such as minimum wage and holiday pay.
The film takes a deep dive into the gig economy and its various aspects such as zero hours contracts. Aside from Uber, numerous other companies such as Deliveroo, Lyft, and TaskRabbit have been in the spotlight for their practices. By talking to various workers, from couriers to mechanical turks, the doc aims to reveal the hidden costs of this new digital economy.
Ina Fichman...
The acquisition comes off the back of this weekend’s ruling in the UK Supreme Court that Uber drivers must be treated as workers, rather than as self-employed, which has multiple implications for their rights such as minimum wage and holiday pay.
The film takes a deep dive into the gig economy and its various aspects such as zero hours contracts. Aside from Uber, numerous other companies such as Deliveroo, Lyft, and TaskRabbit have been in the spotlight for their practices. By talking to various workers, from couriers to mechanical turks, the doc aims to reveal the hidden costs of this new digital economy.
Ina Fichman...
- 2/22/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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