Fly in Power

Fly in Power’s first-ever screening is taking place at Flushing Town Hall Theater in Queens, with speeches and statements by Esther K (Red Canary Song, Sex Worker Project), NY Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, sponsor for Bill A8281 (Massage License Decriminalization Act), Flushing Workers Center, and a talk-back with the film’s creators and crew.

Co-directed by Yoon Grace Ra and Yin Q, Fly in Power follows Charlotte, a Korean massage worker and core organizer of Red Canary Song (RCS): a social justice collective of Asian diasporic massage workers, sex workers and allies who basebuild through mutual aid. Through her story, we learn how the incarceration system is pitted against Asian migrant women and their survival. Other RCS members, including Khokhoi, a young body worker, and Prof Elena Shih, Brown University, share powerful insights that debunk the myths of sex trafficking. Fly in Power is a glimpse into the intimate spaces that not only connect these workers, but is also a testament to the global advocacy of women’s rights to work and thrive. This is the first film to center the narrative of an Asian massage worker in her own words, with her own agency of storytelling and editing. The intention of Fly in Power is to honor their practices of care, autonomy, and survival and to raise awareness of the oppressive systems that face us all.