About the Film
Based on groundbreaking investigative reporting, A Day’s Work documentary (2015) reshaped perceptions of temp work and our safety on the job. The film that examines the landmark workplace death of 21-year-old Lawrence DaQuan “Day” Davis through the eyes of his family and the analysis of experts.
Day was an employee of a temporary staffing agency working at the Bacardi bottling plant in Jacksonville Florida. He was killed 90 minutes into the first day of the job - the first job of his life.
With thousands killed in preventable workplaces incidents every year in the US, the film provides a reminder of the cost of just one individual by vividly looking into the life and perspective of Day’s 17-year-old sister Antonia.
SCREENING EVENTS
A DAY'S WORK has been screened at more than 200 events in the US and Canada, by universities, unions, community organizations, government agencies, safety-conscious corporations, industry conferences, and film festivals.
For a decade, screenings of the 54-minute film have added an emotional, high-impact feature to training and education for workers, occupational safety professionals, and policymakers. It has changed perceptions of temp work for tens of thousands, helping to protect life and limb.
Together we can make workplaces safer.
Get in Touch
Dave DeSario
Labor Film Producer & Worker Advocate
A Day's Work (2015)
Town of Widows (2019)
Permanently Temporary (2020)
We Are Not Machines (2024)
Director, Temp Worker Worker Justice (2019-2022)
Co-Founder, Alliance for the American Temporary Workforce (2009-2019)