5m; U.S.
Synopsis: Theme song by Bev Grant, written for a multi-media show by the same name, about women’s labor history.
Contact: available online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjnyk06MZRY
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The Trainee (2006)
9m; Singapore
Director: Craig Rosenthal
Synopsis: This amusing Asian short revolves around a loser whose efforts to rob a convenience store are foiled by his own repeated stupidity.
Contact: Youtube link to the film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYTWpbanE2M Found on 2007 Palm Springs Shorts Film Fest: http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=19323&FID=31 hellocraigrosenthal@gmail.com
The Janitor (2009)
7m
Director: Josephine Anderson
Synopsis: This short documentary follows the daily struggles of two janitors at a North American university. The film takes a critical look at the communication, or lack of communication, that happens between janitors and those that use the facilities they clean. Shot at Capilano University, in North Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Contact: Josephine Anderson josephineanderson@gmail.com http://www.youtube.com/user/joeyphine#p/a/u/0/yJuaMmjSJjM
USW Local 6500 Xmas Party ’09 (2009)
3:50m; U.S.
Director: Stuart Cryer
Synopsis: Steelworkers local 6500 has been on strike against Vale-INCO for five months, so as the holiday season approaches, it’s time for their kids to have a bit of a celebration.
Contact: Stuart Cryer terraV@cyberbeach.net
The Workout (2008)
11m; U.S.
Director: Sami Khan
Synopsis: Earving and his teenage son Terry don’t have the best relationship, so to get through this weekend they’re going to have to do some heavy lifting – literally.
Contact: View online – http://vimeo.com/12451848
The Trotsky (2009)
120m; Canada
Director: Jacob Tierney
Cast: Liane Balaban, Jay Baruchel and Taylor Baruchel
Synopsis: Leon Bronstein is a high school student in Montreal West who is absolutely convinced he is the reincarnation of Leon Trotsky. After leading a hunger strike with some of his fellow private school peers against his father, the owner of a textile factory who will not allow the workers to unionize, Leon is sent to public school. There he finds apathy, but also potential and begins to organize a student union, while also pursuing an older woman he is convinced he must marry. A very funny and smart film that includes a lot of genuine moments about the power of organizing, and a lot of jokes about labor and left-wing history.
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The Secret of the Grain (La Graine et le mulet) [2007]
151m; France
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Cast: Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Farida Benkhetache, Farida Benkhetache, Abdelhamid Aktouche, Leila D’Issernio
Synopsis: An idiosyncratic story about life, ambitions, frustrations, courage and indolence among North African migrant families in the south of France. After he’s laid off from the shipbuilding wharf, the ageing Slimane wants to start a restaurant on a ship.
Contact: International Film Festival Rotterdam Production Department: production@filmfestivalrotterdam.com Distributor: Pathe: florian.genetet@pathe.com Catherine MONTOUCHET: Catherine.Montouchet@pathe.com
Shout Youngstown
Synopsis: Documentary on closings of steel plants in Youngstown, OH and the effects on the community.
Contact: View here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jk4ARquynE
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