Labor Movies

  • 2008
    Crude Oil

    Crude Oil

    Crude Oil

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    Filmed in the Inner Mongolian portion of the Gobi Desert, this film follows a group of oil field workers as they go about their daily routine.

    Crude Oil
  • 2002
    An Injury to One

    An Injury to One

    An Injury to One

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    An experimental documentary exploring the turn-of-century lynching of union organizer Frank Little in Butte, Montana.

    An Injury to One
  • 2022
    Footsteps

    Footsteps

    Footsteps

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    In Footsteps, Fiona Tan creates connections between personal stories and the world around us. The footage shows children at play and Dutch windmills,...

    Footsteps
  • 1996
    The Road Taken

    The Road Taken

    The Road Taken

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    Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways from the early 1900s through the 1960s were proud men and well-respected by their...

    The Road Taken
  • 2018
    A Day Before

    A Day Before

    A Day Before

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    Ji-eun, a part-timer at a convenience store, will be able to receive her much-awaited severance pay tomorrow.

    A Day Before
  • 2018
    Walkout: The School Funding Rebellion

    Walkout: The School Funding Rebellion

    Walkout: The School Funding Rebellion

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    The lowest paid teachers in the nation are in the middle of a statewide walkout in Oklahoma. From start to finish, Walkout follows the teachers as...

    Walkout: The School Funding Rebellion
  • 1978
    Shipbuilding

    Shipbuilding

    Shipbuilding

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    A documentary about Dutch shipbuilders and their work. Hundreds of jobs at shipyards are on the line and their craftsmanship is under threat. The...

    Shipbuilding
  • 2000
    My Father

    My Father

    My Father

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    This short documentary is a tribute to the unknown father. Emerging filmmaker Danic Champoux poses the question "How many men still have to uproot...

    My Father
  • 2019
    The Plumber

    The Plumber

    The Plumber

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    A Widowed Plumber races against time to follow-up on the payment for his rendered service in order to save his critically ailing son.

    The Plumber
  • 1981
    Man Versus Man

    Man Versus Man

    Man Versus Man

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    Man-pulled rickshaw, which have served Kolkata for over eight decades face virtual extinction as a result of legislation introduced by the State...

    Man Versus Man
  • 1954
    The Research Director

    The Research Director

    The Research Director

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    A description of the work of a research director of a United Steel Workers Union in Canada. The painstaking research and analyses of economic...

    The Research Director
  • 1955
    The United Kibbutz Newsreel #2

    The United Kibbutz Newsreel #2

    The United Kibbutz Newsreel #2

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    The inauguration ceremony of the monument to the victims of the Harel Brigade of the Palmach during the War of Independence in the cemetery in Kiryat...

    The United Kibbutz Newsreel #2
  • 2015
    Cleaners

    Cleaners

    Cleaners

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    Migrating is seldom an easy solution. It is rather a journey, that begins with a journey. After more than eight years of campaigning, the immigrant...

    Cleaners
  • 2024
    Honey and Milk

    Honey and Milk

    Honey and Milk

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    In a secluded village surrounded by forests and a river, an elderly beekeeper and a livestock farmer live alone, their lives shaped by tireless work...

    Honey and Milk
  • 2010
    Harvest of Loneliness

    Harvest of Loneliness

    Harvest of Loneliness

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    Shedding light on the current debate over immigration reform and the use of "guest workers" in American agriculture, this historical documentary,...

    Harvest of Loneliness
  • 2017
    Squid Jigging Fishing Boat

    Squid Jigging Fishing Boat

    Squid Jigging Fishing Boat

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    Every December to January, almost a hundred squid fishing boats from Ch'ien-chen Fishing Harbor in Kaohsiung will sail from East 120 to West 60 to...

    Squid Jigging Fishing Boat
  • 2025
    Without Shade, Without Rest

    Without Shade, Without Rest

    Without Shade, Without Rest

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    In the wake of the hottest year on record, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and WeCount! are pursuing different strategies to secure heat...

    Without Shade, Without Rest
  • 2017
    Welu De Fasli

    Welu De Fasli

    Welu De Fasli

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    Fasli is a child born and raised in Kampung Kalo, Lengko Ajang, Manggarai Timur, East Nusa Tenggara. This film is about Fasli and his family; a...

    Welu De Fasli
  • 2021
    Tokyo Uber Blues

    Tokyo Uber Blues

    Tokyo Uber Blues

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    Shot with a mix of smartphones and GoPros, filmmaker Taku Aoyagi takes us on his daily bike rides as an Uber Eats worker. But pedaling on...

    Tokyo Uber Blues
  • 2025
    Femmes au travail, que votre labeur soit un dur combat

    Femmes au travail, que votre labeur soit un dur combat

    Femmes au travail, que votre labeur soit un dur combat

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    Femmes au travail, que votre labeur soit un dur combat