92m; Germany/Austria
Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Synopsis: Effects of industrial food production and high-tech farming
Contact: http://www.ourdailybread.at/jart/projects/utb/website.jart?rel=en&content-id=1130864824947 Distribution for USA, Canada First Run / Icarus Films Gary Crowdus 32 Court Street, 21st Floor USA-Brooklyn NY 11201 t +1-718-488 8900 f +1-718-488 8642 gary@frif.com http://www.frif.com
12m; U.S.
Director: Jano Oscherwitz
Synopsis: The struggle of Native American healthcare workers to organize and the issues that they face.
Contact: Jano.oscherwitz@seiu1021.org
57m; U.S.
Director: Kudzu Productions
Synopsis (Baldwin and Associates): A historical production telling the story of the first interracial movements in America, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union.
98m; Italy/France
Director: Daniele Luchetti
Synopsis: Construction foreman Claudio (Elio Germano) has a good job, a beautiful wife (Isabella Ragonese), two young boys and a third on the way. But tragedy strikes when his wife dies giving birth. Now child care and the explosive demands of his job–a complex web that includes highly leveraged loans from the neighborhood pimp (Luca Zingaretti), the hiring of illegal immigrant workers and blackmailing his boss to get a prized contract–have him working harder than ever. The latest from Daniele Luchetti (MY BROTHER IS AN ONLY CHILD, 2008 AFI European Union Film Showcase) explores everyday melodrama in a working-class milieu.
20m; U.S.
Synopsis: Beautifully realized film by Steffi Domike and narrated by Dave Demarest provides a synopsis of Thomas Bell’s great novel as well as a walking tour of a Braddock that is disappearing before our eyes.
112m; U.S.
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Sean Connery, Frances Sternhagen and Peter Boyle
Synopsis (IMDB): Marshal W.T. O’Niel is assigned to a mining colony on Io, one of Jupiter’s moons. During his tenure miners are dying – usually violently. When the marshal investigates he discovers the one thing all the deaths have in common is a lethal amphetamine-type drug, which allows the miners to work continuously for days at a time until they become “burned out” and expire. O’Niel follows the trail of the dealers, which leads to the man overseeing the colony. Now O’Niel must watch his back at every turn, as those who seek to protect their income begin targeting him.
Synopsis: Follows the Kensington Welfare Rights Union “new freedom bus tour” of the country in the summer of 1998.
59m; Canada
Director: Steve Suderman
Synopsis: Family farmers face the threat of closing.
Over Land is an intimate and personal portrait of a family facing a crisis in agriculture. Between 1996 and 2006, despite warnings of an impending food shortage, prices for farm goods dropped to their lowest point in Canadian history, driving many farmers off the land. With a family history of farming spanning generations, the Sudermans now face a challenge that threatens to pull the family apart.
Over Land features original music composed and performed by Dirk Powell.The executive producer is Robin Schlaht. Directed by Steve Suderman.
Contact: steve@gorgeousproductions.ca 306-525-2524 (Home)
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