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Kabluey (2007)

28 Mar

87m; U.S.

Director: Scott Prendergast

Cast: Lisa Kudrow (Leslie), Scott Prendergast (Salman), Christine Taylor (Betty), Conchata Ferrell (Kathleen), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Brad), Chris Parnell (Frank), Cameron Wofford (Cameron), Landon Henninger (Lincoln) and Teri Garr (Suze).

Synopsis: Salman is Kabluey, the corporate mascot of BlueNexion, a failing Internet company in Texas; comedy portrays a “demoralized American work force fearfully going through the motions of life while waiting without much hope for things to get better” (Scott Holden, 7/4/08 NYT)

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Justice in the Coalfields (1995)

28 Mar

58m; U.S.
Director: Anne Lewis
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Synopsis: This film by labor videographer Anne Lewis documents this militant strike and occupation of the company’s factory. Over 4,000 miners and their families were arrested in this struggle against union busting and the massive use of scabs to break the union and destroy the medical benefits of 1,500 pensioners, widows and disabled miners. Hundreds of state police were involved in escorting the scabs in this effort. The union also faced a $64 million dollar fine from State and Federal judges that was used to weaken the union nationally and was supported by Clinton’s NLRB Chair Bill Gould.

 
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Posted by on March 28, 2012 in Documentary, Organizing, Politics, Strikes-Strikebreaking-Lockouts

 

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Kaiser Aluminum Strike/Lockout 1998-2000

28 Mar
 
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Kameradschaft (1931)

28 Mar

93m; France/Germanykamerad-1-150x150

Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Synopsis: Plea against war and for friendship between peoples, through the story of French miners rescued by German colleagues after a firedamp explosion. G. W. Pabst directed this German film based on a real event that took place on the France-German border in 1906 when 1100 miners were killed. German miners came to the rescue of the French miners who were trapped underground. It was the first work of art banned by Hitler when he became chancellor. It is famous for its both realist and expressionist photography

 
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Katanga Business (2009)

28 Mar

120m; Belguim

Director: Thierry Michel

Synopsis: After Mobutu, King of Zaire and Congo River, the Belgian director Thierry Michel pursues his exploration of Central Africa.  His new documentary, entitled Katanga Business, is a kind of political economic thriller, which takes place in this south-eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the world’s richest regions in mining resources.  While the inhabitants of Katanga continue to live in extreme poverty, multinationals are rivalled by China, newly arrived with its billions of dollars. Staged on economic war, Katanga Business is a tale of globalisation.

Contact: http://ks29982.kimsufi.com/katanga-lefilm/ films@passerelle.be

 
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Posted by on March 28, 2012 in Documentary, Global Economy

 

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Keeping on (1983)

28 Mar

75m; U.S.

Director: Barbara Kopple

Synopsis (Allmovie.com): Keeping On was the only “fiction” film directed by documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Like her earlier Harlan County USA and The American Dream, the film examines a labor-management struggle in a hardscrabble Southern mill town. Dick Anthony Williams plays a minister who encourages the activities of labor unionist James Broderick. Williams’ stand polarizes the community, and the cleric is ostracized by the so-called “right” people. Completed in 1981, Keeping On premiered February 8, 1983 on PBS’ American Playhouse.

 
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Posted by on March 28, 2012 in Drama, Organizing, Working Class

 

Ken Hechler, In Pursuit of Justice (2008)

28 Mar

120m

Director: Russ Barbour

Synopsis: As a Congressman and WV Secretary of State, professor/author, and environmental activist,Ken Hechler changed the face of West Virginia and national politics starting in 1958 when he was first elected to Congress. Highlights include interviews with many celebrities including Senators George McGovern, Robert Dole, Tom Harkin, James Symington and John Brademas.

 
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Kes (1969)

28 Mar

110m; U.K.

Director: Ken Loach

Cast: David Bradley, Brian Glover and Freddie Fletcher

Synopsis (IMDB): A young, English working-class boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet falcon.

 
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Posted by on March 28, 2012 in Children, Drama, Working Class

 

Kick Like a Girl (2008)

28 Mar

25m; U.S.

Director: Jenny Mackenzie

Synopsis: A soccer team of third-grade girls in Utah can’t find adequate competition against other girls’ teams and decides to enter the local boys’ league instead. The 24-minute film follows their season and the reactions of girls, boys, and parents.

Contact: http://www.kicklikeagirlmovie.com/

 
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Posted by on March 28, 2012 in Children, Documentary, Sports, Women

 

Kids Stonewalled at Vale-INCO Gate (2009)

28 Mar

5:30; U.S.

Director: Stuart Cryer

Synopsis: The strike of USW Local 6500 against Vale-INCO is into its sixth month. The strikers’ kids want to deliver their Xmas cards to Vale-INCO, but are left hanging at the company gates.

Contact: Stuart Cryer terraV@cyberbeach.net http://www.vimeo.com/8228584

 
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Posted by on March 28, 2012 in Available Online, Children, Documentary, Streaming Online (Youtube, Vimeo), Strikes-Strikebreaking-Lockouts

 
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