Screening and Panel Discussion of 'Invisible': Domestic Workers' Commutes in Colombia

When: Thursday, May 30, 2024, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Where: BLOC Cinema, ArtsOne Building, QMUL Mile End Campus, Mile End Road, London, E1 4PA

Speaker and Guests:

- Rachel Randall, Reader in Latin American Studies at QMUL.
- Valentina Montoya Robledo, one of the film’s directors and a Senior Researcher in Gender and Mobility at the University of Oxford.
- Sara Gomes, the Campaigning Coordinator at the Nanny Solidarity Network.
- Julio D Dávila, Professor of Urban Policy and International Development at UCL.

On 30 May 2024, we are screening the short documentary 'Invisible' at QMUL’s BLOC Cinema (13:00-14:30). The film explores the daily challenges faced by domestic workers in Colombia who commute on public transport. Domestic workers' journeys are invariably long, expensive, overcrowded and often dangerous, yet they must endure them twice a day to maintain their frequently undervalued jobs and to support their own families.

The 30-minute screening will be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A. We are delighted that one of the film’s directors, Dr Valentina Montoya Robledo, will be joining us for the discussion. For more details about this free event, and to register, please go to the Eventbrite page.

This event is being organised as part of the AHRC-funded project 'Affective and Immaterial Labour in Latin(x) American Culture'. For more information, see the blog site, which includes a co-authored blog post about the making of 'Invisible' and about the Invisible Commutes project.