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- Factory to the Workers. by Kovacevic, Srdjan,film director.; EPF Media, Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by EPF Media, Inc. in 2021.In 2005, a machine tools factory in Croatia was occupied by its workers. Since then, they have been operating collectively, making it the sole successful case of a worker occupation in post-socialist Europe. Today, as they strive to establish a new model of collective ownership, they face the challenges of contending with the globalized market economy. A decade later, the question arises: can the slogan "Factory to the Workers" be sustained, or is it merely a utopian dream?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Business.; Economic development.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; History.;
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- Lola protesta / by Torres, Jennifer,1980-; Palacios, Sara.;
As Lola helps her mother at the family's hotel, she learns about compassion, social injustice, and how one voice can lead to change. Includes author's note on Dolores Huerta, a labor organizer who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association.
- Subjects: Picture books.; Huerta, Dolores, 1930-; Mexican Americans; Social justice; Compassion;
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- Ascension [videorecording] / by Kingdon, Jessica,film director,film producer.; Simon-Kennedy, Kira,film producer.; Truesdell, Nathan,film producer.; Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm),production company.; Firelight Media,production company.; Grasshopper Film (Firm),publisher.; MTV Documentary Films,presenter.; XTR (Firm),production company.;
Cinematography, Jessica Kingdon, Nathan Truesdell ; editor, Jessica Kingdon ; music, Dan Deacon.Nominated for Best Documentary by the Director's Guild, Producer's Guild, Independent Spirit Awards, and Gotham Awards, and winner of Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, this film explores the paradoxical pursuit of wealth and progress in China. Loosely structured around the distinct social and economic classes that divide the nation, this extraordinary documentary follows factory workers, middle class consumers and elites as they chase the elusive "Chinese Dream."E.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures, Chinese.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Capitalism; Industrial productivity; Social classes;
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- Locked-Up Time. by Schönemann, Sibylle,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1990.After documentary filmmaker Sibylle Schönemann applied to leave the GDR and go to West Germany, in 1984 she was arrested by the Stasi and imprisoned for the alleged crime of “interfering with state activities.” One year later, she was released to West Germany after their government bought her freedom. A few months after the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, Schönemann returned to the East to confront the people responsible for her arrest and imprisonment: fellow workers, prison guards, a judge, and members of the Stasi. Not all of them were willing to talk.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; German language.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.; Prisoners.; Germany.;
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- Roma [videorecording] / by Aparicio, Yalitza,actor.; Autrey, Diego Cortina,actor.; Cuarón, Alfonso,film director,screenwriter.; Peralta, Carlos,actor.; Tavira, Marina de,actor.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.; Esperanto Films (Firm),film producer.; Netflix (Firm),film producer,film distributor.; Participant Media,film producer.;
Yalitza Aparicio, Marina De Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta.With his eighth and most personal film, Alfonso Cuaron recreated the early 1970s Mexico City of his childhood, narrating a tumultuous period in the life of a middle-class family through the experiences of Cleo, the indigenous domestic worker who keeps the household running. Charged with the care of four small children abandoned by their father, Cleo tends to the family even as her own life is shaken by personal and political upheavals.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA Rating: R; for graphic nudity, some disturbing images, and language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Motion pictures, Mexican.; Foreign films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Indigenous women; Women household employees;
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