105m; U.S.
Synopsis: Horrors of Harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs, violence, human misery, and a sense of despair due to the racial prejudices of American society.
Category Archives: Documentary
Cry of the Children (1912)
29m; U.S.
Director: George O. Nicholas
Synopsis: An expression of the pre-World War One reform movement concerning child labor.
The Cry of the People (Al Grito de este Pueblo) [1972]
65m; Bolivia
Director: Humberto Rios
Synopsis: A political history of Bolivia which shows the working conditions of the miners.
Czech Dream (2004)
90m
Directors: Filip Remunda, Vit Klusak
Synopsis (Czech Dream): … documents the largest consumer hoax the Czech Republic has ever seen. Filip Remunda and Vit Klusak, two of Eastern Europe’s most promising young documentary filmmakers, set out to explore the psychological and manipulative powers of consumerism by creating an ad campaign for something that didn’t exist.
Website: http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/specialy/ceskysen/en/index.php?load=aktualne
Demand
45m
Director: Ann Simonton
Synopsis: Shared Hope International’s explosive new documentary, featuring investigative footage of the dark and hidden world of sex traffickers, pimps and buyers. DEMAND. exposes the men who buy commercial sex, the vulnerable women and children sold as commodities, and the facilitators of the sale within the marketplace of exploitation.
http://www.sharedhope.org/what/videos.asp recc by Ann Simonton It talks about the women’s labor in the sex industry a topic too often ignored. It is 45 minutes and I could help set up a panel for what folks can do and people to field questions in all cities listed below. Thanks, Ann Simonton
Dangerous Containers (2006)
6m; U.S.
Director: Firebrand Productions
Synopsis: Teamsters showing dangers on the road and lack of protection for drivers who speak out.
David Beats Goliath: How Inglewood Defeated Wal-Mart
10m
Director: LA Alliance for a New Economy
Synopsis: Victory of a community-labor coalition that defeated Wal-Mart’s efforts to locate a mega-store in Inglewood.
Day Laborer’s Video
Washington, D.C.
Contact: Jose Vanegas Day Labor Coordinator Reston Interfaith Inc. 703-338-2308 joserestonfaith@yahoo.com
Deadly Corn: Campaign for Justice at the Staley Manufacturing Company (1994)
28m
Synopsis (AFSC): Produced by supporters of the strike by workers at the A.E. Staley corn sweetener plant in Decatur, IL, this program is an excellent review of the basic grievances behind the decision to strike. Shows that because of corporate attitudes about the dangerous chemicals used at the plant, the Staley company is becoming dangerous to the health and safety of its 800 workers and the community around it. Interviews with workers who talk about the horrors of a particular incident are a powerful indictment of corporate greed and indifference. Excellent sections on the hidden corporate web of control that Staley is part of and on issues of health and safety in the workplace. Can be followed up with Struggle in the Heartland.
Dear John (2009)
33m; U.S.
Director: Mark Lammert
Synopsis: When a John Deere plant closes in Welland Ontario, director Mark Lammert explores the causes and effects of their decision to move south.
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