Abigail Disney bites the hand that feeds her by exploring the way Disney and other large corporations treat their employees in this documentary co-directed with Kathleen Hughes.
The Disney name makes the film's arguments all the more compelling.Abigail Disney has been on a crusade to shed light on economic inequality for years, and she’s in a fairly unique position to do so, being the granddaughter of company co-founder Roy. “Having the last name Disney is like having a weird superpower you didn’t ask for,” she comments in the film, later admitting that she feels “complicit” because her considerable assets largely stem from her inheritance of company shares.
Those shares are awfully valuable, thanks in no small part to the company — like so many others in America — prioritizing profits and shareholders over the lives of its employees . The documentary features commentary from five of those employees, who have worked there for periods ranging from 5 to 47 years. They describe in vividly haunting detail their struggles to make ends meet on incomes of $15 an hour, plus an extra 75 cents hourly for night shifts.