26m; U.S.
Director: Video Labor Project
Synopsis: In 1997, in support of striking Liverpool dock workers, San Francisco longshore workers refused to handle cargo in the Neptune Jade ship.
Contact: lvpsf@labornet.org
Category Archives: Documentary
Solitary Life Of Cranes (2008)
27m; U.K.
Directro: Eva Weber
Synopsis: In this companion piece to CITY OF CRANES (SILVERDOCS ’08), anonymous crane operators muse about their unique occupation while the camera voyeuristically captures London scenes. This is a wonderful short that contemplates the modern metropolis and its unceasing development.
Something to Hide (1999)
Director: National Labor Committee
Synopsis: A delegation of U.S. students and workers with the National Labor Committee visit sweatshops in El Salvador.
Contact: See the film here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3tT45Q6uKM
Song of Strike (2001)
30m; South Korea
Director: Labor News Production
Synopsis: This series of videos tells the story of the Korean working class through music and footage of the struggle. This stirring video shows the soul of the Korean labor movement.
Spare Time (1939)
15m; U.S.
Director: Humphrey Jennings
Synopsis (IMDB); A look at how industry workers spend their time when they are not at work.
Special Pass (2009)
24m; Singapore
Director: Vicknesh Varan
Synopsis: A documentary about a group of foreign workers in Singapore who attempt to seek shelter and support themselves while out of work. This is the lesser-known story of foreigners who receive little support in a country that, ironically, was built by the work of immigrants.
Stand Up for Journalism
3:30m;
Synopsis: Widespread cuts in jobs and budgets are seriously damaging the media industry, increasing the strain on journalists, publishing and media workers and compromising the quality and standards of the news and information. Casualisation, increasing concentration of media ownership and profiteering are affecting the ability of journalists and publishing workers to maintain professional standards, with damaging consequences for our democracy. The film is part of a campaign of the International Federation of Journalists, calling on media owners to stop cutting jobs, pay, and resources and start investing more in quality media.
Contact: IFJ 2009 Geneva Labour Film Shorts Festival
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