10m; U.S.
Director: Renee Patt
Synopsis: A portrait of a man and his work, and how it has become his identity.
Contact: rmpatt@uwm.edu 414 517 8011 (Cell)
Category Archives: Documentary
Umbrella (2007)
93m;
Director: Du Haibin
Contact: http://icarusfilms.com/new2008/umb.html
lori@icarusfilms.com
The program of economic reforms initiated in China in 1978 by Deng Xiaoping aimed to finance the modernization of the nation. But what Communist Party leaders called “Socialism with Chinese characteristics” looked suspiciously to many as a return to capitalism. Today, some three decades later, the results of those sweeping economic reforms have become plainly visible in a country increasingly divided between its rural and urban sectors.
Filmed in five different regions of China, UMBRELLA provides a telling look at the vast changes that have taken place in Chinese society, including a massive migration from the countryside to the cities, the rise of a prosperous new class of businesspeople, millions of new college graduates competing for a shrinking number of jobs, and the neglect of China’s largest population group, its rural peasants.
Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad (2007)
93m; Mexico
Director: Jill Friedberg
Synopsis: People of Oaxaca take the media into their own hands in support of the teachers’ strike.
Uncommon Knowledge (2006)
28m; U.S.
Director: Eliza Hemenway
Synopsis: Privatization at UC San Francisco.
Uncounted
Explosive new documentary that shows how the election fraud that changed the outcome of the 2004 election led to even greater fraud in 2006 – and now looms as an unbridled threat to the outcome of all elections. This controversial feature length film by Emmy award-winning director David Earnhardt examines in factual, logical, and yet startling terms how easy it is to change election outcomes and undermine election integrity across the U.S. Noted computer programmers, statisticians, journalists, and experienced election officials provide the irrefutable proof.
http://www.uncountedthemovie.com/
Under Rich Earth (Bajo Suelos Ricos) [2008]
92m; Ecuador
Director: Malcolm Rogge
Synopsis: Under Rich Earth is a story about ordinary people with extraordinary courage. In a remote mountain valley in Ecuador, coffee and sugarcane farmers face the dismal prospect of being forced off their land to make way for a mining project. Unprotected by the police and ignored by their government, they prepare to face down the invaders on their own. Their resistance ultimately leads to a remarkable and dangerous stand off between farmers and a band of armed paramilitaries deep in the cloud forest. In a world dominated by news of massacres and terrorism, Under Rich Earth offers a surprising and poignant tale of hope and determination.
Contact: rogge@ryecinema.com distribution@ryecinema.com http://underrichearth.ryecinema.com
Union Roadshow: Organising EPZ Workers in Indonesia (2009)
10m; Indonesia
Synopsis: It has always been extremely difficult for unions to organise EPZ workers, with employers and even governments crushing unionisation attempts. But in Indonesia, unions are helping workers to move from temporary contracts to permanent employment. Wages are increasing and so is union membership. Premiered at the International Metalworkers’ Federation’s World Congress, Union Roadshow shows that there are reasons to be optimistic about the possibility of unionising EPZs, and aims to inspire unions in other parts of the world to intensify their efforts to organise EPZ workers.
Spanish Version here:
Roadshow Sindical: Sindicalizar las zonas francas de Indonesia
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