40m; U.S.
Director: Katja Esson
Synopsis (IMDB): A documentary that focuses on the daily meetings between a group of commuters in the women’s room of the Staten Island Ferry.
Category Archives: Documentary
Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers’ Struggle (1997)
118m; U.S.
Director: Rick Tejada-Flores & Raymond (Ray) Telles
Synopsis: More than two years in the making, The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers’ Struggle is the first film to cover the full arc of Cesar Chávez’ life. Using archival footage, newsreel, and present-day interviews with Ethel Kennedy, former California Governor Jerry Brown, Dolores Huerta, and Chávez’ brother, sister, son and daughter, among others, the documentary traces the remarkable contributions of Chávez and others involved in this epic struggle. (http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fightfields/index.html)
Contact: The Cinema Guild Inc. 130 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016-7038 (212) 685-6242 info@cinemaguild.com http://www.cinemaguild.com
Fighting for Our Lives (1974)
59m
Director: Peter Matthiessen, Glen Pearcy, Luis Valdez
Synopsis: An Oscar nominated portrayal of the UFW’s 1973 strike where grape workers made history by walking off the job from Coachella to Fresno to fight for a UFW contract. A moving testimony to the bravery of the farm workers in their non-violent struggle against police brutality on the picket lines. Cesar Chavez & the UFW grape boycott.
Website: http://www.chavezfoundation.org/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=84 [purchasing information]
Fighting for a Breath (1995)
Synopsis: Profiles one of the lay representatives who have continued to help coal miners seeking black lung benefits in the face of overwhelming odds.
Final Offer (1985)
78m; Canada
Director: Robert Collison, Sturla Gunnarsson
Cast: Henry Ramer, Rod Andrew and Owen Beaver
Synopsis (IMDB): Documentary on the 1984 contract negotiations between the Canadian branch of the UAW and General Motors.
Finally Got the News (1970)
55m; U.S.
Director: Bird, Gessner, Lichtman, Louis
Synopsis: FINALLY GOT THE NEWS is a forceful, unique documentary that reveals the activities of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers inside and outside the auto factories of Detroit.
Fired! (2007)
71m; U.S.
Director: Chris Bradley
Synopsis: Annabelle Gurwitch’s first-person take on getting the axe.
Contact: spink@benderspink.com (agent) Annabelle Gurwitch WheresPetey@aol.com
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