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Swing Shift (1984)

07 May

100m; U.S.

Director: Jonathan Demme

Cast: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell and Christine Lahti

Synopsis (IMDB): In 1941 America Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, his wife takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way to whom she hadn’t previously been all that nice. The two soon become firm friends and with the other girls become increasingly expert workers able to ride the jibes of the male workforce. As the war drags on Kay finally goes on a date with her trumpet playing foreman and life inevitably starts to get complicated.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Comedy, Drama, War, Working Class

 

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Swiped? (2008)

07 May

6m; U.S.

Director: Fivel Rothberg

Synopsis: Effect of credit card/GPS machines on NYC cabbies, who see them as “an affront to their autonomy and dignity.” Investigates how cabbies are faring under the TLC’s “Technology Enhancement” program.

Contact: Fivel Rothberg 6 Saint Francis Place, Apt 2 Brooklyn, NY 11216 fivel.rothberg@gmail.com 215-990-4442

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Documentary, Technology, Transportation, Working Class

 

Taxi! (1932)

07 May

69m; U.S.

Director: Roy del Ruth

Cast: James Cagney, Loretta Young and George E. Stone

Synopsis (IMDB): Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.

 

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Crime-Action, Drama, Transportation, Working Class

 

The Corporation (2003)

07 May

145m; U.S.

Director: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott

Cast: Mikela J. Mikael, Rob Beckwermert and Christopher Gora

Synopsis (IMDB): Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of “person” typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Documentary, Global Economy, Labor History, Outsourcing

 

The Day My God Died (2003)

07 May

70m; 

Director: Andrew Levine

Synopsis: Filmed in Nepal and India this documentary presents the stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex slave trade. The film provides actual footage from inside the brothels of Bombay, known even to the tourists as “The Cages,” captured with “spy camera” technology. The documentary also introduces the heroes of the movement who are working to abolish child sex slavery and who remind us that, “these are our daughters.”

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Children, Documentary, Global Economy, Sex Industry/Sexuality

 

The Hedgehog (2009)

07 May

100m; France

Director: Mona Achache

Cast: Josiane Balasko, Garance Le Guillermic and Togo Igawa

Synopsis (IMDB): Paloma is a serious and highly articulate but deeply bored 11-year-old who has decided to kill herself on her 12th birthday. Fascinated by art and philosophy, she questions and documents her life and immediate circle, drawing trenchant and often hilarious observations on the world around her. But as her appointment with death approaches, Paloma finally meets some kindred spirits in her building’s grumpy janitor and an enigmatic, elegant neighbor, both of whom inspire Paloma to question her rather pessimistic outlook on life.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Children, Drama, Philosophy, Working Class

 

The Women of Brukman (Les femmes de la Brukman) [2008]

07 May

90m; Canada

Director: Isaac Isitan, Carole Poliquin

Synopsis: Argentina’s “fabrica ocupanda” phenomenon, where workers run abandoned factories where they had previously been employed, is explored in this rousing documentary about what happened at one specific suit manufacturer. The group of women who took over the Brukman factory have become international symbols for workers, standing as an inspiring solution to daunting economic challenges.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Communism/Socialism, Documentary, Labor History, Manufacturing, Women, Working Class

 

TWU Local 234 SEPTA Transit Strike: Day 3 (2010)

07 May

2m; U.S.

Director: Mary Matthews

Synopsis: Philadelphia’s SEPTA transit workers, having gone without a contract since March 2009, continue to strike for a fair pension.

Contact: Mary C. Matthews Interactive Media Producer/Director Transport Workers Union of America 1700 Broadway 2nd Floor New York, NY 10019 Office: 212-259-4903 E-mail: mmatthews@twu.org

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Documentary, Strikes-Strikebreaking-Lockouts, Transportation

 

TWU Local 525: Rocket Jobs At Risk (2010)

07 May

6m; U.S.

Director: Mary Matthews

Synopsis: TWU Local 525 provides ground support for both manned and unmanned NASA missions and their jobs are at risk, as is the future of space exploration.

Contact: Mary C. Matthews Interactive Media Producer/Director Transport Workers Union of America 1700 Broadway 2nd Floor New York, NY 10019 Office: 212-259-4903 E-mail: mmatthews@twu.org

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Documentary, Technology, Transportation

 

Take Out (2004)

07 May

87m; U.S.

Director: Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou

Cast: Charles Jang, Jeng-Hua Yu and Wang-Thye Lee

Synopsis: An illegal Chinese immigrant falls behind on payments on an enormous smuggling debt. Ming Ding has only until the end of the day to come up with the money.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Crime-Action, Drama, Immigrants/Immigration

 

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