Though Orr has made her career unearthing the beauty of everyday movement, Garrison wisely and elegantly trains his lens not so much on Orr’s creative process per se, but the resonance her artistic collaboration has on those who are involved.

Garrison gives voice to the often invisible people involved in an essential service that make modern life livable — the people who get to work cleaning our streets at 2 a.m., who magically make the discards of our consumer culture conveniently disappear from the curb. We meet single fathers, parents holding down two jobs to make ends meet and, most importantly, people whose lives – like all lives – extend far beyond the boundaries of their employment.

With national discussions swirling around the one-percent versus the 99-percent, Garrison’s thoughtful, eloquent documentary illuminates the reality that all work matters and has dignity, no matter the invisibility of the labor.

Read the full review by Jeanne Claire van Ryzin here.