Category Archives: Documentary
Out of This Furnace: A Walking Tour of Thomas Bell’s Novel (1990)
20m; U.S.
Synopsis: Beautifully realized film by Steffi Domike and narrated by Dave Demarest provides a synopsis of Thomas Bell’s great novel as well as a walking tour of a Braddock that is disappearing before our eyes.
Outsiders
Synopsis: Follows the Kensington Welfare Rights Union “new freedom bus tour” of the country in the summer of 1998.
Over Land (2008)
59m; Canada
Director: Steve Suderman
Synopsis: Family farmers face the threat of closing.
Over Land is an intimate and personal portrait of a family facing a crisis in agriculture. Between 1996 and 2006, despite warnings of an impending food shortage, prices for farm goods dropped to their lowest point in Canadian history, driving many farmers off the land. With a family history of farming spanning generations, the Sudermans now face a challenge that threatens to pull the family apart.
Over Land features original music composed and performed by Dirk Powell.The executive producer is Robin Schlaht. Directed by Steve Suderman.
Contact: steve@gorgeousproductions.ca 306-525-2524 (Home)
Overcoming Adversity (2008)
10m; U.S.
Director: Tania Millan, Loyda Alvarado & Marie Marroquin
Synopsis: An immigrant woman of color becoming a labor activist.
Contact: Jennifer McNulty (831) 459-2495; jmcnulty@ucsc.edu (wrote story on UCSC website: http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=2149) Neidi Dominguez is the subject of the film and she can help you get in contact with the film makers, her email is: ndomingu@ucsc.edu
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)
93m; U.S.
Director: Jim Brown
Synopsis: This engaging documentary traces the life of folk icon Pete Seeger, emphasizing his lifelong belief in the power of music as both a social and a political force. Director Brown utilizes contemporary footage of Seeger and his wife,Toshi, along with newly remastered recordings of Seeger¹s songs, and interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and others. – Rochester Labor Film Series
Packingtown USA (1969)
Director: Bill Adelman
Synopsis: Shows the great meat strike of 1904 in Chicago
Painting Red Square (2009)
5m; Canada
Director: Max Fraser
Available online
7000 km from Moscow, there’s another Red Square….Witness the struggle of the labour-left in Whitehorse to find a friendly watering hole where they can share a glass with their comrades and debate which shade of red is best. Paint, popcorn and a little beer get spilled along the way.
DVD with extra chapters: 20 mins
Featuring: Del Young and the gang at Red Square.
GENRE: Humour
Tags: Beer, Whitehorse, High Country Inn, TGIF, Paint, Red Square, Labour, Left, Canadian North
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