Labor Movies

  • 2010
    Habilito: Debt for Life

    Habilito: Debt for Life

    Habilito: Debt for Life

    02010HD

    Documents the conflicts and tensions that arise between highland migrants and Mosetenes, members of an indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon....

    Habilito: Debt for Life
  • 2017
    Squid Jigging Fishing Boat

    Squid Jigging Fishing Boat

    Squid Jigging Fishing Boat

    02017HD

    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
  • 2026
    LABOR-SLOT

    LABOR-SLOT

    LABOR-SLOT

    52026HD

    A poem by Prévert that talks about migrant workers who lose their freedom after entering a great/powerful country.

    LABOR-SLOT
  • 1978
    Shipbuilding

    Shipbuilding

    Shipbuilding

    01978HD

    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
  • 2022
    Let's Rise Up

    Let's Rise Up

    Let's Rise Up

    02022HD

    On 9 July 2021, the 422 workers at the GKN factory in Campi Bisenzio near Florence received their dismissal, by email. They immediately met in front...

    Let's Rise Up
  • 2010
    Harvest of Loneliness

    Harvest of Loneliness

    Harvest of Loneliness

    02010HD

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

    Harvest of Loneliness
  • 1952
    Your Social Security

    Your Social Security

    Your Social Security

    01952HD

    An explanation of social security, survivors’ insurance and other benefit systems, encouraging workers to file for their social security cards.

    Your Social Security
  • 1981
    Working River

    Working River

    Working River

    01981HD

    This "Working River" documentary traces a journey down the length of the Ohio River, primarily on two long haul towboats, with crew members you meet...

    Working River