164 San Antonio Abad

164 San Antonio Abad

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 4, 2023

Runtime

0h 6m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

164 San Antonio Abad

Director

Yuula Benivolski

Description

In March, the streets of Mexico City are covered in purple Jacaranda flowers. Obrera— “Worker” in Spanish—is a working class neighbourhood. I follow the trail of purple flowers on the ground, and discover a large bronze monument behind the fence of an apartment building courtyard: a seamstress, working on a sewing machine. At home, I look up the address: Manuel José Othón, corner of San Antonio Abad. I find a photo of the monument and these words: "Topeka, large garment factory, employed hundreds of women." And then: "Bronze statue at site of collapsed factory."