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Morristown: In The Air and Sun

20 Apr

60m; U.S.
Director: Anne Lewis

Synopsis: Making the connections between immigration and the global economy In this hour-long documentary, director Ann Lewis chronicles nearly a decade of change in Morristown, Tennessee, through interviews with displaced or low-wage Southern workers, Mexican immigrants, and workers and families impacted by globalization. The film shows how working-class people in Mexico and eastern Tennessee are caught in the throes of massive economic change, challenging their assumptions about work, family, nation and community. “Morristown” is in Spanish and English with subtitles

 
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Posted by on April 20, 2012 in Documentary, Global Economy, Immigrants/Immigration, Migrant workers

 

My Land / Mi Chacra (2009)

20 Apr

99m; Peru

Director: Jason Burlage

Synopsis: Chronicles one year in a Peruvian farmer’s life and through a season of work on the Inca Trail. The film paints a vivid picture of this man’s world, of the conflict between his love of the land and the work he has learned from his father, and the desire to see his son living what he sees as a better life in the city.

Contact: Jason Burlage jason@michacrafilm.com http://www.michacrafilm.com/index.htm

 
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Posted by on April 20, 2012 in Documentary, Farm & Food, Global Economy

 

Nalini By Day, Nancy By Night (2005)

20 Apr

27m; India-U.S.

Director: Sonali Gulati

Synopsis (IMDB): A personal narrative documentary film told from the perspective of an Indian living in the U.S., the film journeys into India’s call centers where telemarketer’s acquire American names and accents to service the telephone support industry of the U.S. Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night incorporates animation, live action, and archival footage to explore the complexities of globalization, capitalism, and identity.

 
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Posted by on April 20, 2012 in Documentary, Global Economy, Outsourcing

 

Neoliberalism as Water Balloon (2009)

20 Apr

12m; Canada

Director: Tim McCaskell

Synopsis: A DIY experiment illustrating the impact of neoliberal economics on class, race and gender equality.

 
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Posted by on April 20, 2012 in Documentary, Global Economy, Politics

 

The New Rulers of the World (2001)

20 Apr

54m; U.K.

Director: Alan Lowery, John Pilger

Synopsis (IMDB): The myths of globalisation have been incorporated into much of our everyday language. “Thinking globally” and “the global economy” are part of a jargon that assumes we are all part of one big global village, where national borders and national identities no longer matter. But what is globalisation? And where is this global village? In 2001, John Pilger made ‘The New Rulers of the World’, a film exploring the impact of globalisation. It took Indonesia as the prime example, a country that the World Bank described as a ‘model pupil’ until its ‘globalised’ economy collapsed in 1998. Globalisation has not only made the world smaller. It has also made it interdependent. An investment decision made in London can spell unemployment for thousands in Indonesia, while a business decision taken in Tokyo can create thousands of new jobs for workers in north-east England..

 
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Posted by on April 20, 2012 in Documentary, Global Economy, Outsourcing, Politics

 

No Te Rajes (2006)

20 Apr

29m; Mexico

Director: Caitlin Manning

Synopsis (mediarights.org): A documentary by Caitlin Manning and the Videoactivista collective about the movement of peaceful civil disobedience that took over the heart of Mexico City for 49 days July trough September of this year.  The movement was catalyzed by the fraudulent elections in July 2006. The documentary provides background and context for the current upsurge of social unrest in Mexico.

 
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Posted by on April 20, 2012 in Documentary, Global Economy, Organizing, Strikes-Strikebreaking-Lockouts

 

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Off the Books: How Corporations Hide their Environmental and Human Rights Liabilities (2002)

20 Apr

20m; U.S.

Director: Stanford Lewis

 
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Posted by on April 20, 2012 in Documentary, Global Economy, Legal System

 

Office Tigers (2006)

20 Apr

90m; U.K.-Denmark

Director: Liz Mermin

Synopsis: Indian workers, part of the generation whose lives are being transformed by the global marketplace; a glorious meritocracy or the de-humanizing march of capitalism?

Contact: liz@merminfilm.com

 
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Posted by on April 20, 2012 in Class, Documentary, Global Economy

 

Once Upon A Time Proletarian (2009)

20 Apr

75m; China

Director: Guo Xiaolu

Synopsis: These twelve lyrical and politically insightful visual essays unveil the social landscape of China today.

Contact: Marion Klotz marion@memento-films.com

 
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Posted by on April 20, 2012 in Class, Documentary, Global Economy, Industrial/Mine/Manufacturing

 

Organising QW

20 Apr

5m; Chile and Peru

Synopsis: Since 2002, UNI Graphical has been campaigning for the signing of a global agreement on labour rights with the multinational Quebecor World. Trade unions worldwide are calling on the company to respect basic ILO standards. The film follows this struggle.

 
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Posted by on April 20, 2012 in Collective Bargaining, Documentary, Global Economy

 
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