Oscar-Qualifying Screenings of “Baristas vs Billionaires”

“Baristas vs Billionaires“—a new documentary about the rise of Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) and a new generation of working-class activists—will begin its one-week Oscar-qualifying run of three screenings per day at Tara Atlanta from May 8 to May 14. Tickets here.

Narrated by Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon and directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mark Mori, the film captures young baristas organizing against one of the world’s most powerful corporations, fueling a nationwide movement that recently culminated in a record-setting strike. Watch the trailer here.

The evening screening on May 8 is a benefit for the local organizing efforts of SBWU. The evening screenings May 8 and May 9 will feature a post-screening filmmaker Q&A including Mori and Elexis Bernavil of SBWU, as well as Atlanta-based colleagues, including award-winning filmmaker Bob Judson. Co-producer Dennis L.A. White of Atlanta will lead a Q&A at the May 14 evening screening.