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To work / Au boulot

They are delivery drivers, cooks, care assistants or farmers, French and immigrants, men and women, live and work in the four corners of the country but are all on minimum wage or in the process of reintegration. Despite the harshness of their living conditions and even their health, they not only seek to get by but show solidarity which quickly makes…

When women stopped Iceland

Discover the fascinating story behind the first and legendary Icelandic women's strike of 1975, in which, for an entire day, they refused to work, take care of their children or cook. When 90% of Icelandic women walked off their jobs and walked out of their homes one autumn morning in 1975, refusing to work, cook, or look after children, they brought…

MA – Cry of Silence

Mi-Thet, a garment factory worker in Yangon, faces wage issues. Nyein-Nyein leads female workers to organize a strike.

The Miraculous Transformation of the Working Class Into Foreigners 2024

Samir uses private family photos, animations, music clips and unseen archive material to tell the story of migration from Switzerlands southern neighbours in an entertaining way, from the post-war period to the present day. While the SP and trade unions led the Swiss workers' culture until the 1950s, these institutions became less and less important and…

3 Women 1 Strike / 3 kadın 1 Grev

The film '3 Women 1 Strike' tells the fictional story of women around the strike of immigrant women workers from all over the world at the Pierburg factory in 1973. The story of friendships that developed around the workers' strike...

Cycle / Döngü

For years Sevim has worked as a housekeeper for Ayten, playing a key role in managing the household while financially supporting her daughter and son-in-law. When Ayten’s Kosovan helper, Lena, suffers an accident, it sparks a legal dispute between the parties.

Strike: An Uncivil War

The Miners' Strike of 1984/85 was the most divisive, violent industrial dispute Britain has ever witnessed. With personal testimony, formerly hidden government documents and unseen archive, STRIKE tells the story of the Battle of Orgreave

How crane operator is fighting for her rights

The immediate appearance of new residential complexes that emerge from the maze of green fences like mushrooms after the rain may no longer attract the attention of city dwellers. Yet, the people who build housing and create profits for developers through their work are even less visible.

The Dells

The Dells observes the clash between fantasy and reality faced by international student workers newly arrived in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin – the self-described “Waterpark Capital of the World.” The film follows the rhythms of an ensemble cast of “J-1s” as they work, party, and cruise around town in taxis. Students weather the myriad headaches of making…

COVID Sourdough

A short subject documentary about the union organizers at Tartine Bakery in the San Francisco Bay Area who successfully won a tight NLRB election despite a brutal anti union boss fight that began just weeks before the worldwide closures of March 2020 dude to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID Sourdough

A short subject documentary about the union organizers at Tartine Bakery in the San Francisco Bay Area who successfully won a tight NLRB election despite a brutal anti union boss fight that began just weeks before the worldwide closures of March 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The Empty Chair

A documentary chronicling the Starbucks unionization campaign which has swept the nation, following the workers behind the union as they navigate victories and defeats, and in the process breathe life into America's labor movement.

Union

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Harvesting Anger: Lemons in Tucumán / COSECHANDO BRONCA: El limón en Tucumán

The documentary "Harvesting Anger: Lemons in Tucumán" exposes the harsh reality for citrus industry workers in Tucumán. Argentina is the world's leading exporter of industrial lemon products and the eighth largest exporter of fresh lemons.

MADYGRAF: Traces of a Future / MADYGRAF: Huellas de un futuro

The documentary Madygraf: Footprints of a Future offers a glimpse into the history of the iconic worker-run factory Madygraf, formerly the multinational RR Donnelley and before that, the Atlántida printing plant. It was one of the largest printing facilities in Latin America, located in the heart of the Garín industrial park in the northern part of…

Ken Loach: The Art of Activism

Two times winner of the Palme d'Or, Ken Loach is one of the greatest contemporary filmmakers. This documentary shows in a punk and rebellious tone how Loach uses cinema as a political tool that allows to advocate for the advent of a more just society, by raising viewers' awareness.

The Assembly Line / L'Établi

Sejarah Gerakan Buruh Indonesia / History of the Indonesian Labor Movement

The history of the Indonesian labor movement from the Dutch colonial period (1870) to 2000. This film explores the emergence of the working class, how workers built their organizations, the victories of the labor movement during the Independence era, the destruction of the labor movement under Suharto’s dictatorship, and workers’ resistance in the 1990s.

¡Sí se puede!' - Sindicalismo en Colombia

The documentary "'¡Sí se puede!'" (2023) exposes the harsh reality of Colombia, the world's most dangerous country for activists. It follows the perilous struggles of oil worker Moisés Báron and domestic workers Nohelia Mendoza and Nellys Simarra, who face political violence and extreme inequality.

The Riot 1907 / Sulis 1907

In the early 1900s, Sulitjelma Gruber was the second largest industrial company in Norway. The living conditions for the mining workers were very primitive, working conditions hard and harmful to health.

Working Class Goes to Hell

Workers from a factory that has closed reach out to the supernatural in a struggle for personal dignity.

Drop by drop — there will be a wave!

A film about the everyday work of activists in the "Be Like Nina" union movement. The movement was created after Nina Kozlovskaya wrote on Facebook about working conditions.

Fight Like Hell: The Testimony of Mother Jones

Fire Department, Inc

A suburban firefighter’s labor union finds itself under a different kind of fire when the Village Mayor announces he’s privatizing their department to save money. What results is a five year long legal battle with the potential to change labor law for the entire country.

Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried

Examines the 1937 police shooting of striking steelworkers at Chicago’s Republic Steel & the suppressed newsreel film of the incident.

UPS Strike: Lessons from '97

The story of the Teamsters’ successful strike at UPS in 1997.

Sons of the Desert / Hijos del desierto

The story begins in the far north of Chile , around 1907. At that time, a terrible event occurred, known throughout history as the Santa María School Massacre in Iquique .

Ll nous reste la colère / We still have anger

The film about the fight of Poutou and his comrades against the closure of the Ford factory in Blanquefort

The Syndicalist

The true story of Maureen Kearney (Isabelle Huppert), the head union representative of a French multinational nuclear powerhouse. She became a whistleblower when she revealed a secret deal between the state-owned utility Electricité de France and a Chinese power company, which Kearney feared would transfer sensitive nuclear technology from Areva to China…

The Loud Spring: Together out of the Climate Crisis / Der laute Frühling: Gemeinsam aus der Klimakrise

A documentary and animated film about the climate crisis and the political power of workers. It connects climate activism with strikes, trade-union organizing and workers’ self-organization, asking how people can build the power needed for a profound social transformation beyond green capitalism.