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Labor Days Mixtape
What does labor look like when the gig economy threatens to overtake the nine-to-five? In this month’s Mixtape, we step outside the cubicle to follow a vocalist working on New York City subway trains, the last Spanish moss harvester in Louisiana, an actor in a role that seems tailor-made for him, and more. Work, work, work, work, work.
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Mangroves976.33
Moss Man
The last moss harvester in Louisiana. This short was made while the filmmakers were working on the feature documentary Rodents of Unusual Size.
4 minutes
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A Cappella782.2
Sam, Underground
A beautiful portrait of a charismatic young New Yorker who sings in the subway for money.
10 minutes
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New School979.2
The Roper
This beautifully shot portrait of a young man competing in a roping contest might make you want to put on boots and jump on a horse.
7 minutes
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Vocation792.9
Marquise
The role that actor Marquise Vilsón plays onstage provides important lessons for his life everywhere else.
8 minutes
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The Spring
Get inside the over-60-years-old tradition of the talented live “mermaids” at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida.
14 minutes