68m; U.S.
Director: William A. Wellman
Synopsis: Presents a picture of hobo towns of jobless youth springing up during the depression in the US
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The Wilmar 8 (1981)
55m; U.S.
Director: Lee Grant
Synopsis (IMDB): Risking jobs, friends, family and the opposition of church and community, eight unassuming women begin the longest bank strike in American history.
Windows (2002)
22m; U.S.
Director: David Koff
Synopsis: Immigrant workers die 9/11 in Trade Tower disaster.
Winter Story (Dong tian de gu shi) [2007]
102m; China
Director: Zhu Chuan-ming
Cast: Mao Mao, An Qi
Synopsis: Broad, realistic love story set in a cold winter in a poor outer suburb of Beijing. In the middle of the bustle and the crowds, a clothes seller and a prostitute find each other. But will it make them any happier?
Contact: International Film Festival Rotterdam Production Department: production@filmfestivalrotterdam.com
Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afganistan (2008)
65m; U.S.
Synopsis: Iraq Veterans Against the War testify about the atrocities they witnessed while deployed in the occupations of Afganistan & Iraq.
Contact: http://www.IVAW.org
With These Hands: The Story Of An American Furniture Factory (2009)
80m; U.S.
Director: Matthew Barr
Synopsis: In March 2007, unable to compete with cheaper offshore production, Hooker Furniture Company closed its plant in Martinsville, Virginia, after 83 years in operation. “With These Hands” follows the last load of kiln-dried wood down the assembly line as it is cut, honed, and assembled into fine furniture. Along the way, employees at the factory share their perspectives on work, community, and survival in a country devastated by deindustrialization and outsourcing.
Contact: Matthew Barr Associate Professor Department of Broadcasting and Cinema (336) 334-3887 m_barr@uncg.edu
With These Hands (1950)
40m; U.S.
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Sam Levene, Arlene Francis and Joseph Wiseman
Synopsis (IMDB): Film produced by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union — featuring several well-known Broadway actors — recreates Triangle Fire of 1913 and compares working conditions of the 1910’s with the 1950’s.
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