Coquitlam Public Library

Councilwoman

eng

videorecording

Councilwoman

Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2018

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This is the inspiring story of Carmen Castillo, an immigrant Dominican housekeeper in a Providence hotel who wins a City Council seat, taking her advocacy for low-income workers from the margins to city politics. COUNCILWOMAN follows Castillo?s first term as she balances her full-time day job as a housekeeper with her family life and the demands of public office. She faces skeptics who say she doesn?t have the education to govern, the power of corporate interests who take a stand against her fight for a {dollar}15 hourly wage, and a tough re-election against two contenders. As Castillo battles personal setbacks and deep-rooted notions of who is qualified to run for political office, she fiercely defends her vision of a society in which all people can earn enough to support themselves and their families. Official Selection at the **San Diego Latina Film Festival**

live action