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Bread and Roses (2009)

1:03; U.K.

Director: Jannettja Longyear

Synopsis: A film made by Jannettja Longyear , who made this film for the TUC 60 second ad contest. The music is evocative and the whole piece is beautifully presented. Jannettja has Parkinson’s and the effort that she put in to making this film was second to none.

Contact: aburton@tuc.org.uk

 
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Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Documentary

 

Bracero Stories (2008)

56m; U.S.

Director: Patrick J. Mullins

Synopsis: Personal experiences of five former “guest workers” in the controversial U.S.- Mexican government Bracero Program.

Contact: pmullins@utep.edu 915 747-7690 (Work) 915 539-5156 (Home)

 

Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)

U.K.

Synopsis: Five-part series for BBC television on the decline of the working class in the era of Margaret Thatcher.

 
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Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Documentary, Politics, Working Class

 

Boxcar Bertha (1972)

88m; U.S.

Director: Martin Scorcese

Cast: Barbara Hershey, David Carradine and Barry Primus

Synopsis (IMDB): During the depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.

 
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Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Drama, Transportation, Working Class

 

Paden City Labor Day Film Festival

Founded: 2004

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Steve Fesenmaier

fesenms@wvlc.lib.wv.u, Director

304-558-3978 ext. 2015

Paden City, WV

United States

 

SA Capetown Labour Film Festival

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Martin Jansen, Director – Workers World Media Productions

martin@wwmp.org.za

021 4472727

 

Geneva Labour Film Shorts Festival

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Anita Gardner (Communications Director); Kristyne Peter

+41 22 308 5032 Mob: +41 79 815 7251

AGardner@imfmetal.org

http://www.imfmetal.org/index.cfm?c=22025&l=2

54bis, route des Acacias (Case Postale 1516) CH 1227

Geneva

Switzerland

 

Unions in Motion Film Festival

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Contact: Caroline Jacobsson; cjacobsson@emf-fem.org
3222271054
http://www.emf-fem.org
Duisburg, Germany

 

Johannesburg Labour Film Festival

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Founded: April 13, 2010

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Martin Jansen, Director – Workers World Media Productions

martin@wwmp.org.za

021 4472727

Johannesburg

South Africa

 

Dublin Labor Film Festival

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Paul Bell

PBELL@siptu.ie

Dublin

Ireland

Website: http://www.irishfilm.ie/