Program 9: 'Without Bosses' & 'Interwoven' - Work Co-Ops from NC to Germany

Without Bosses: Democracy At Work - A job without bosses? In this economy?! That´s unthinkable for many. But right at the heart of our market system, based on profit maximization and hierarchy, some companies are taking this seemingly unimaginable path: collective businesses.

Without Bosses follows people in collectives and cooperatives who are proving it: A future of work is possible! The documentary shows people who take their working lives into their own hands - not irradiated utopians, but practitioners who are making a different form of economy a reality. In their everyday lives, solidarity and collective economic activity are an important matter of course.

Instead of complaining, 'Nobody wants to work anymore', the film Without Bosses shows that collective enterprises can be the key to the future of our work and economy. An alternative for all workplaces that is more than just a daring experiment. (2025, 55m, Germany, Director: Mario Burbach)
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Interwoven - In the wake of the textile industry's decline, a community in North Carolina fights to reclaim its economic future through innovative worker-owned cooperatives and sustainable practices, transforming the remnants of their industrial past into a beacon of hope and resilience for future generations. (2025, 24m, Director: Dawn Carpenter)