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.
- Year2020
- Runtime72 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereAlberta
- DirectorLoira Limbal
- ProducerLoira Limbal, Jameka Autry
- Executive ProducerSally Jo Fifer, Justine Nagan, Chris White
- CinematographerNausheen Dadabhoy, Mariam Dwedar, Naiti Gámez
- EditorMalika Zouhali-Worrall
- MusicOsei Essed
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.
- Year2020
- Runtime72 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereAlberta
- DirectorLoira Limbal
- ProducerLoira Limbal, Jameka Autry
- Executive ProducerSally Jo Fifer, Justine Nagan, Chris White
- CinematographerNausheen Dadabhoy, Mariam Dwedar, Naiti Gámez
- EditorMalika Zouhali-Worrall
- MusicOsei Essed