‘Union’ didn’t get an Oscar nomination, but the producer says its distribution journey is just getting started.
The line “it’s an honor to just be nominated” is a cliche, but it’s certainly true that landing an Oscar nomination comes with prestige, attention, and lots of award-season press coverage on the stories behind every film. But for Union, a documentary film that follows the historic efforts of a group of Amazon warehouse workers as they launch—and win—the first-ever union campaign at the retail giant, there’s a story in the fact that they weren’t nominated.
