28m; U.S.
Director: Eliza Hemenway
Synopsis: Privatization at UC San Francisco.
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Uncounted
Explosive new documentary that shows how the election fraud that changed the outcome of the 2004 election led to even greater fraud in 2006 – and now looms as an unbridled threat to the outcome of all elections. This controversial feature length film by Emmy award-winning director David Earnhardt examines in factual, logical, and yet startling terms how easy it is to change election outcomes and undermine election integrity across the U.S. Noted computer programmers, statisticians, journalists, and experienced election officials provide the irrefutable proof.
http://www.uncountedthemovie.com/
Under Rich Earth (Bajo Suelos Ricos) [2008]
92m; Ecuador
Director: Malcolm Rogge
Synopsis: Under Rich Earth is a story about ordinary people with extraordinary courage. In a remote mountain valley in Ecuador, coffee and sugarcane farmers face the dismal prospect of being forced off their land to make way for a mining project. Unprotected by the police and ignored by their government, they prepare to face down the invaders on their own. Their resistance ultimately leads to a remarkable and dangerous stand off between farmers and a band of armed paramilitaries deep in the cloud forest. In a world dominated by news of massacres and terrorism, Under Rich Earth offers a surprising and poignant tale of hope and determination.
Contact: rogge@ryecinema.com distribution@ryecinema.com http://underrichearth.ryecinema.com
Union Roadshow: Organising EPZ Workers in Indonesia (2009)
10m; Indonesia
Synopsis: It has always been extremely difficult for unions to organise EPZ workers, with employers and even governments crushing unionisation attempts. But in Indonesia, unions are helping workers to move from temporary contracts to permanent employment. Wages are increasing and so is union membership. Premiered at the International Metalworkers’ Federation’s World Congress, Union Roadshow shows that there are reasons to be optimistic about the possibility of unionising EPZs, and aims to inspire unions in other parts of the world to intensify their efforts to organise EPZ workers.
Spanish Version here:
Roadshow Sindical: Sindicalizar las zonas francas de Indonesia
Unionism: From Journeymen Associations to the Teamsters (1980)
29m; U.S.
Synopsis: Educational film tracing the history of labor and the Teamsters.
United Action: Story of the GM Tool & Die Strike 1939 (1940)
33m; U.S.
Director: Michael Martini
Up In The Air (2010)
108m; U.S.
Director: Jason Reitman
Cast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick
Synopsis: With a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham leads an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company does the unexpected: ground him.
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