The job movie

In the film, Browning “twists” the situation of day-laborers in such a way that it makes people
think about the issue in a real way.

I  was working as a P.A. when I drove past a Home Depot on Sunset Blvd.
Sitting at the red light, feeling sorry for myself for not having a better job, I
watched a group of Latino men try and get hired by a guy in a pick-up truck.
As I sat there, I couldn't help but wonder how long those men had been there
and how far they had traveled to stand in this parking lot to TRY and get work.
Here I was feeling sorry for myself that I had a job that paid well and these
guys were working harder than me to TRY and get work.
That image stuck with me as I pulled away.
I kept wondering if I would be willing to get up every morning at the crack of
dawn and fight to get my job. What if everyone had to do it? What if that was
how the world worked for everyone? What if every single working person in the
world had to get up every morning, get dressed, go down to some location and
fight for his or her job?
“The Job” was born.
I have no agenda  with “The Job.” When I sat at that stoplight what I felt was
empathy for those men. I wasn't looking at them in terms of the immigration
debate. I was looking at them as individuals.
I guess, to be honest, I did have an agenda when writing and shooting “The
Job.” I wanted people to see a group of day-laborers  and think to thems elves,
What if that was me?  They can answer that question for themselves however
they like. I just wanted to ask the question.
Immigration, like many political issues, isnt discussed is yelled.
Not many people (from either side) are willing to have a dialogue about it. It
tends to be boiled down to talking points  or hot button statements.” The truth
is it complicated.
My goal with “The Job” is not to tell people what to think. I just wanted to
share an idea I had sitting at a stoplight on Sunset.