Category Archives: Genre
Bonus March on Washington, DC: 1932
In 1932, unemployed veterans marched on Washington, DC demanding payment of a bonus due in the future. The “bonus marchers” were routed by the military on orders of President Hoover. The idea of World War I veterans who had come home as heroes being confronted by the army was a national shock and doomed whatever hope Hoover had for reelection.
Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)
91 min – Documentary | Adventure | Biography
Director: Anthony Powell
Writers: Anthony Powell, Simon Price
Stars: Anthony Powell, Genevieve Bachman, William Brotman
A visually stunning chronicle of what it is like to live in Antarctica for a full year, including winters isolated from the rest of the world, and enduring months of darkness in the coldest place on Earth. Everyone on the continent is a worker, including firefighters, cooks and cashiers as well as scientists.
Union Time
Filmmaker: Matthew Barr
A true David versus Goliath story, “Union Time” is a promotional teaser for a documentary in production about the successful fight to unionize the world’s largest pork slaughterhouse, located in Tar Heel, NC.
Union Women, Union Power: From the Shopfloor to the Streets
30 min
Filmmakers: Dina Yarmos and Sandra Jeong-In Lane
Highlighting five rank and file union women from different sectors across Philadelphia, “Union Women Union Power” introduces viewers to recent fights for democracy in Philadelphia workplace. The film was produced to spur intergenerational dialogue and engage younger women in the labor movement.
Northern Light (2013)
105 min – Documentary | Drama | Family – 1 March 2013 (USA)
Directors: Nick Bentgen, Lisa Kjerulff
Writers: Nick Bentgen, Lisa Kjerulff
Set against the backdrop of a town’s annual snowmobile race, this cinematic, observational documentary explores the American working class experience.
NORTHERN LIGHT interweaves the lives of three families in the northwoods of Michigan. Set against the backdrop of a town’s annual snowmobile race, this cinematic, observational documentary explores the American working class experience. As racers and their families pin their hopes to a 500 mile-long test of endurance, small triumphs and giant sacrifices are made along the way. From a frozen corner of the country emerge three American families.
Pioneer (2013)
Norway–just optioned for US remake by Clooney. North Sea oil rig deep sea divers, workplace injury law suit.
A thriller set at the beginning of the 1980’s Norwegian Oil Boom and centered on a diver whose obsession with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea leads to tragedy.
PIONEER is set in the early 1980s, at the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom when enormous oil and gas deposits were discovered in the North Sea. Authorities aim to bring the oil ashore and Petter, a professional diver, has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world’s most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey and gradually, he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake.
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