94m; U.S.
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy and Howard Da Silva
Synopsis: Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.
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The Boss of It All (2006)
99m; Denmark
Director: Lars von Trier
Cast: Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Synopsis: An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company’s president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.
Bound By Promises: Contemporary Slavery in Rural Brazil (2006)
17m; Brazil
Director: Christine Umali
Synopsis: Story of men who set out in search of work and are taken to isolated ranches in Brazil, only to find that they have been lured into debt bondage.
Contact: christine@witness.org 718 783 2000 x.342 (Work)
Burger King Exposed (2009)
4m; U.S.
Director: Robert Greenwald
Synopsis: Fast food chain is owned by Goldman Sachs. CEO is paid 360 times more than the workers.
Contact: Brave New Films / 10510 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 info@bravenewfilms.org
Bureaucracy (2009)
87m; U.S.
Director: Mark Perreault
Synopsis: A loyal employee overburdened by a corrupt boss carefully plots a murder to save himself and his blind sister from economic hardship. DCLFF NOTE: “The Office”-inspired but without any wit whatsoever; amateurish acting, pedestrian direction and a plodding script that goes nowhere slowly. AVOID! (Garlock)
The Burning Season (1994)
123m; U.S.
Director: John Frankenheimer
Synopsis: This film is based on the life story of Brazilian rubber tapper, environmentalist, and union leader Chico Mendes who led a movement of indigenous rubber tappers in the Brazilian Amazon in struggle against powerful Brazilian rancher interests and multinational corporations and institutions.
Brothers on the Line (2012)
A stirring portrait of the lives and legacy of the Reuther Brothers -Walter, Roy and Victor, pioneering labor leaders under the banner of the United Auto Workers Union. Directed by Victor’s grandson, Sasha Reuther and narrated by Martin Sheen, the film follows the brothers as they rise from militant shop-floor organizers to visionary statesmen in collective bargaining, civil rights and international labor solidarity. Brothers on the Line weaves the tale of one family’s quest to compel American democracy to live up to its promises of equality for all.
Director: Sasha Reuther, sasha@brothersontheline.com
http://www.brothersontheline.com
Porter Street Pictures
Breaking Walls
Israel
Director: Yonatan Preminger
Synopsis: Follows Arab construction workers who begin to paint a mural. The film presents a hopeful picture in which walls between workers crumble. Beyond that, it shows a conservative society whose internal walls are being breached and aises important questions about the role of art in society.
Bracero Stories (2008)
56m; U.S.
Director: Patrick J. Mullins
Synopsis: Personal experiences of five former “guest workers” in the controversial U.S.- Mexican government Bracero Program.
Contact: pmullins@utep.edu 915 747-7690 (Work) 915 539-5156 (Home)
Boxcar Bertha (1972)
88m; U.S.
Director: Martin Scorcese
Cast: Barbara Hershey, David Carradine and Barry Primus
Synopsis (IMDB): During the depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.
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