Sunday, November 15: 3:30 pm

Meet seven men and one woman responsible for keeping the halls of America’s universities spic and span. To us, they are custodians. To filmmaker Patrick Shen, they are “philosopher kings.” On the job, sweeping between rows of auditorium chairs, dusting dioramas, answering to the “toilet gods,” these ordinary people share their hardships and heartaches, their joys and triumphs, reminding us that everyone’s life offers the opportunity to display heroism and accumulate wisdom.

(preceded by The Solitary Life of Cranes)