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202027 minGdocumentary

Hands in Bleach

202027 minGdocumentary

Two middle-aged women clean hotel rooms and art spaces while discussing their working conditions, with their hands soaked in bleach for years.

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Ioanna Neofytou

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Two middle-aged women clean hotel rooms and art spaces while discussing their working conditions, with their hands soaked in bleach for years.

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Ioanna Neofytoudirector

Ioanna Neofytouwriter

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In a hotel room, two middle-aged women clean while sharing their thoughts on work conditions. They never meet, yet their parallel narratives reveal the challenges faced by cleaners in contemporary art spaces and hospitality. Through their conversations, the film presents cleanliness as a labor issue. The story unfolds over 27 minutes, focusing on the lives of these women whose hands have been soaked in bleach for years, reflecting on the often-overlooked relationship between art and labor.

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