During the week with Silvia Federici (26−29 October) it became clear how relevant the theme of the film Nightcleaners (1975, Berwick Street Collective) is for the current situation of many teleworkers, who have to combine their job with care work. Therefore, in this fifth edition of the Syllabus reading group we exceptionally do not read a text, but instead Art Cinema OFFoff makes an online screening of this film possible. In Nightcleaners we see cleaners with a job during the night and a dayshift in care tasks. These women, Irish migrants in the England of 1972, get only two hours of sleep per night.
The film is introduced by Silvia Federici in conversation with artist Jesse Jones. The screening is hosted by Art Cinema OFFoff, Ghent University and Kunsthal Gent.
Reservations can be made here. This event is free of charge and takes place online via ZOOM. After registration, the zoom link will be sent via e‑mail. For more information check out Kunsthal Gent.