The Sweatshop of Wall Street

The Sweatshop Of Wall Street is a short documentary about the world of direct sales in New York City. The piece follows Phil and Zao, two young salespeople who made as little as $0.50 an hour hawking cellphone contracts to passersby in Brooklyn, New York. From a misleading Craigslist ad, to minuscule wages and questionable workplace routines, the documentary aims to expose the strange world of direct sales and marketing, and shed light on employment practices one has to see to believe.

The Sweatshop Of Wall street aired on BRIC TV on November 3rd, 2016. BRIC TV is an award winning nonprofit community TV channel and digital network. The team consists of Aziz Isham (Executive Producer), Sriyanka Ray (Producer), Chris Raddatz (Director of Photography), Chris Besecker (Editor), Sachar Mathias (Supervising Producer) with original music by Aaron Thompson.

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