Conversation with filmmaker, Kitty Green; activist, Dee Poku Spaldin; and workplace expert, Silda Palerm as they discuss the film that follows a day in the life of junior film assistant, Jane. As Jane follows her daily routine, she, and we, grow increasingly aware of the abuse that insidiously colors every aspect of her workday, an accumulation of degradations against which Jane decides to take a stand, only to discover the true depth of the system into which she has entered. Critics say, “Bold and brave, The Assistant feels like a moment of change.” The screening will be followed by a talk forward with