ABOUT THE FILM
LONG SYNOPSIS
To make ends meet, people in the U.S. are working longer hours across multiple jobs. This modern reality of non-stop work has resulted in an unexpected phenomenon: the flourishing of 24-hour daycare centers. THROUGH THE NIGHT is a verité documentary that explores the personal cost of our modern economy through the stories of two working mothers and a childcare provider—whose lives intersect at a 24-hour daycare center.
The film follows a mother who works the overnight shift at a hospital; another holding down three jobs to support her family; and a woman who for two decades has cared for children of parents with nowhere else to turn. Over the span of two years, across working holidays, seven-day work weeks, and around-the-clock shifts, the film reveals the personal cost of rising wealth inequality in the U.S and the close bonds forged between parents, children, and caregivers.
Director Loira Limbal
Producers Loira Limbal, Jameka Autry
Executive Producers Sally Jo Fifer, Justine Nagan, Chris White
Consulting Producers Esther Robinson, Duana Butler, Judith Helfand, Monika Navarro
Associate Producer Tatiyana Jenkins
Editor Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Director of Photography Naiti Gamez
Sound Emily Strong
Music Osei Essed
FESTIVALS
2020: Tribeca (World Premiere), AFI DOCS
AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Blu-Ray