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The Inheritors (1998)

13 Jun

95m; Germany

Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky

Contact: Simon Schwarz, Sophie Rois and Lars Rudolph

Synopsis (IMDB): Austria, a little farming valley. Beginning of the century. When one of the farmers is found murdered one day, his labourers know of nothing, but are relieved, as the tyranny has ended. Then, something new happens for the first time in history: The farm workers inherit the whole farm together, as the farmer himself was childless. Now, conflicts come up, as nobody is the boss and nobody has to obey

 
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Posted by on June 13, 2012 in Drama, Farm & Food, Working Class

 

The Internationale (2000)

13 Jun

30m; U.S.

Director: Peter Miller

Cast: Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg

Synopsis: Idealism, socialism, and the power of music in people’s lives.

 
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Posted by on June 13, 2012 in Arts/Culture, Communism/Socialism, Documentary, Entertainment Industry, Labor History

 

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The Invisible Force: Women Workers in Pakistan (2007)

13 Jun

28m; Pakistan

Director: Aisha Gazdar

Synopsis: This film highlights the issues concerning women workers in Pakistan including factory workers, domestic workers as well as home based workers, their problems are the same. Working at extremely low wages women not only face harassment on the roads but also at work, this film gives an overview of the plight of the woman worker. – http://www.filmsdart.com/yeh_hath_salamat.shtml

 
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Posted by on June 13, 2012 in Documentary, Women, Working Class

 

The Job (2007)

13 Jun

3m; U.S.

Director: Jonathan Browning

Synopsis: Winning more than 30 awards at film festivals around the world, Browning’s short is a biting satire on US immigration policy and the global economic crisis.

Contact: http://www.thejobtheshort.com/

 
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Posted by on June 13, 2012 in Comedy, Immigrants/Immigration

 

The Journey: The Greek American Dream (2007)

13 Jun

87m; Greece

Director: Maria Ilou

Synopsis: “A meticulously researched story of how the 400,000 Greek immigrants who flooded through Ellis Island from the 1890s to the 1920s played a key role in making America great without losing sight of who they were and from whence they came.”

Contact: Proteus T: 30 693 240 0632 proteusnonprofit@earthlink.net http://www.thejourneygreekamericandream.org

 
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Posted by on June 13, 2012 in Documentary, Immigrants/Immigration, Labor History

 

The Kingmaker – Don Blankenship (2005)

13 Jun

30m; U.S.

Synopsis: This documentary focuses on Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. Anna Sale of West Virginia Public Broadcasting produced “The Kingmaker.” It first aired Nov. 3, 2005, as part of the program “Outlook” on West Virginia PBS.

 
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The Last Communist (2006)

13 Jun

90m; Malaysia

Director: Amir Muhammad

Synopsis: A travel documentary essay, interspersed with specially composed songs, about the early life and legacy of Chin Peng, exiled leader of the banned Communist Party of Malaya.

 
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Posted by on June 13, 2012 in Communism/Socialism, Documentary

 

The Last Pullman Car (1984)

13 Jun

53m; U.S.
Director: Jenny Rohrer, Greg LeRoy
http://www.kartemquin.com/films/the-last-pullman-car

Synopsis: In 1864, George Pullman began selling his famous railroad sleeping cars which helped him build a vast industrial empire that was supposed to last forever. In 1981, however, Pullman workers found themselves in the midst of a fight not only for their jobs but the future of the American rail car industry. One hundred years of government, union and corporate policies are traced in this engaging story.

Contact: Available from New Day Films 22 Riverview Drive, Wayne, NJ 07470.

 
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Posted by on June 13, 2012 in Documentary, Labor History, Manufacturing, Transportation, Working Class

 

The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (2009)

13 Jun

40m; U.S.

Director: Steve Bognar & Julia Reichert

Synopsis: An intimate look at the final days of a General Motors Plant in Moraine, Ohio, and the lives of the workers affected by its closing.

 
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Posted by on June 13, 2012 in Documentary, Industrial/Mine/Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Unemployment-Wages

 

The Law of Profit (2007)

13 Jun

81m; Spain

Director: Jawad Rhalib

Synopsis: Where do the perfect fruits and vegetables of Europe come from? This film shows the deplorable conditions of the more than 80,000 Moroccan immigrants living and literally slaving under the plastic sheet that protect the crops, and above all, the laws of profit in southern Spain.

Contact: Clap d’Ort Films Sprl + 32 485 709 737 mo@clapdortfilms.be / http://elejidothelawofprofit.blogspot.com jrhalib@latchodrom.be

 
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Posted by on June 13, 2012 in Documentary, Farm & Food, Immigrants/Immigration, Migrant workers

 
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