105m; U.S.
Director: Eric Scott Latek
Synopsis: 27-year-old boxer Gary “Tiger” Balletto attempts to unionize the sport.
Contact: Eric Scott Latek; ericlatek@phantazmapictures.com; 401-270-3768; 401-556-5197
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Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (2009)
120m; U.S.
Director: Bradley Beesley
Synopsis: Since 1940, the Oklahoma State Penitentiary has held an annual rodeo in which inmates compete, to the delight of thousands of spectators. Since 2006, female inmates have been allowed to take part. Many of them are young mothers, separated from their families because of drug-related crimes. The rodeo poses the real possibility of lifelong injury, especially for these amateurs with only minimal training, but both women and men participate to relieve the intense boredom of prison life. This two-hour, heartbreaking documentary introduces some of them, and in the process provides a poignant portrait of the inhumanity of the U.S. prison system.
Swimming With Sharks (1994)
101m; U.S.
Director: George Huang
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley and Michelle Forbes
Synopsis: A young Hollywood executive becomes the assistant to a big time movie producer who is the worst boss imaginable: abusive, abrasive and cruel. But soon things turn around when the young executive kidnaps his boss and visits all the cruelties back on him.
Taxi! (1932)
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.
Swiped? (2008)
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
The Day My God Died (2003)
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.”
TWU Local 234 SEPTA Transit Strike: Day 3 (2010)
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
TWU Local 525: Rocket Jobs At Risk (2010)
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
Taking the Heat: the First Women Firefighters of New York City (2006)
Director: Bann Roy
60m
What if your gender barred you from applying for a job, and once you were allowed to apply, the rules changed to make it impossible for you to qualify? What if you took legal action to be considered fairly for the job but then faced overwhelming discrimination and hostility from your co-workers? Welcome to the world of Captain Brenda Berkman and the first women to join one of the most celebrated—and macho—lifesaving organizations in the world: the New York City Fire Department.
TAKING THE HEAT: The First Women Firefighters of New York City tells the story of Berkman and the small group of women who dared to want a “man’s job.” Through one-on-one interviews, filmmaker Bann Roy exposes the loneliness, violence and even sexual abuse these women endured to serve their communities.
Home and educational video copies of TAKING THE HEAT: The First Women Firefighters of New York City are available from:
Anjali Films
Email: yoon@takingtheheat.com
Tamango (1958)
98m; France
Director: John Berry
Cast: Dorothy Dandridge, Curt Jürgens and Jean Servais
Synopsis (IMDB): A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain’s mistress, forcing a showdown.
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