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SATURDAY, 24 NOVEMBER, 2012 2:30 p.m. The End of The World ................................... 19m HEIST: Who Stole the American Dream? ....... 76m Learn How (Mathe ergati pos)....................... 12m 6 Short films ................................................. 18m Trading Places ......................................... 8.10m Fantasy Bosses ........................................ 1.17m Jenny’s New Job ...................................... 2.14m A Day in the Life of Your Taxes ................ 1.26m It’s About Respect .................................... 3m Dude, You Need a Union ........................ 2m We Are Wisconsin ........................................ 89m Ensayo de una revolución ............................. 29m PANEL DISCUSSION SUNDAY, 25 NOVEMBER, 2012 2:30 p.m. Under the Red Star ....................................... 79m Brothers On The Line .................................... 80m 1913 Massacre ............................................. 65m “We Just Come to Work here” The Music of Harry Stamper ......................... 8.13m PANEL DISCUSSION SATURDAY, 1 DECEMBER, 2012 2:30 p.m. Tamam Gol................................................... 30m Living As Brothers ......................................... 90m Milk, Honey and Tomatoes ........................... 25m The Killing Floor (re-released 2012) .............. 118m PANEL DISCUSSION SUNDAY, 2 DECEMBER, 2012 2:30 p.m. 2 Revolución ................................................ 84m Drink ‘Em Dry .............................................. 48m Les gardiens du risque .................................. 29m The Philosopher Kings .................................. 70m PANEL DISCUSSION THE WORLD OF WORK AND THOSE WHO DO IT WE ARE WISCONSIN THE KILLING FLOOR 2 REVOLUCIÒN CLiFF2012TORONTO BROTHERS ON THE LINE THE END OF THE WORLD TAMAM GOL UNDER THE RED STAR WWW.LABOURFILMS.CA info@labourfilms.ca @labourfilms facebook.com/labourfilms

Transcript of here - Canadian Labour International Film Festival

Saturday, 24 November, 20122:30 p.m.

The End of The World ................................... 19mHEIST: Who Stole the American Dream? ....... 76mLearn How (Mathe ergati pos) ....................... 12m6 Short films ................................................. 18m Trading Places ......................................... 8.10m Fantasy Bosses ........................................ 1.17m Jenny’s New Job ...................................... 2.14m A Day in the Life of Your Taxes ................ 1.26m It’s About Respect .................................... 3m Dude, You Need a Union ........................ 2mWe Are Wisconsin ........................................ 89mEnsayo de una revolución ............................. 29m PANEL DISCUSSION

SuNday, 25 November, 20122:30 p.m.

Under the Red Star ....................................... 79mBrothers On The Line .................................... 80m1913 Massacre ............................................. 65m“We Just Come to Work here” The Music of Harry Stamper ......................... 8.13m PANEL DISCUSSION

Saturday, 1 deCember, 20122:30 p.m.

Tamam Gol................................................... 30mLiving As Brothers ......................................... 90mMilk, Honey and Tomatoes ........................... 25mThe Killing Floor (re-released 2012) .............. 118m PANEL DISCUSSION

SuNday, 2 deCember, 20122:30 p.m.

2 Revolución ................................................ 84mDrink ‘Em Dry .............................................. 48mLes gardiens du risque .................................. 29mThe Philosopher Kings .................................. 70m PANEL DISCUSSION

THE WORLD OF WORK AND THOSE WHO DO IT

we are wisconsin

the killing floor

2 revoluciòn

cliff

2012

toro

nto

brothers on the line

the end of the world

tamam gol

under the red star

[email protected]@labourfilms facebook.com/labourfilms

1913

Mas

sacr

e

2011

• 65

m, K

en Ro

ss, Lo

uis Ga

ldier

i, USA

, Eng

lish,

Docu

ment

ary

Insp

ired b

y a W

oodi

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song

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sacr

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e sto

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m, Pa

ul Bo

cking

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king,

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nglis

h, Sp

anish

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ubtit

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impa

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orke

rs, th

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mili

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com

mun

ities

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hers

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he Li

ne,

2012

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m, Sa

sha R

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th,

USA,

Engli

sh, D

ocum

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and i

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men

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p of t

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nite

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o Wor

kers

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y in t

he Li

fe of

Your

Taxe

s

2012

• 1m

26s, C

raig

Pickth

orne

(Int

erloc

utor

Co

mmun

icatio

ns), T

rish H

enne

ssey/

CCPA

, Can

ada,

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sh,

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ch, S

hort

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video

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e of t

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or a

bette

r com

mun

ity an

d a be

tter l

ife.

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k ‘Em

Dry

: Sol

idar

ity Fo

r Suc

cess

2012

• 48

m, To

m Ma

nn, S

heldo

n Gar

land,

New

Brun

swick

Un

ion of

Publi

c and

Priva

te Em

ploye

es, C

anad

a, En

glish

, Do

cume

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hen M

oose

head

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ked o

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kers

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e uni

on w

as st

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rejec

tion o

f the

ir co

mpa

ny lo

yalty

datin

g bac

k 144

year

s. Th

is is

a sto

ry of

solid

arity

and t

he im

pact

of a

lock

out

on a

com

mun

ity.

Dude

, You

Nee

d a U

nion

2011

• 2m

, Stef

an Ra

ndstr

om, S

tefan

Rand

strom

, Can

ada,

Engli

sh, F

renc

h, Sh

ort

A ba

sem

ent d

welli

ng, 2

0-so

met

hing

find

s out

why

they

ne

ed a

unio

n.

Ensa

yo de

una r

evol

ució

n (Es

say o

f a R

evol

utio

n),

2011

• 30

m, An

tonio

Laba

jo &

Pedr

o Pab

lo Sa

ra, A

nton

io La

bajo

& Pe

dro P

ablo

Sara

, Spa

in, Sp

anish

(with

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sh

subt

itles

), Sh

ort D

ocum

enta

ry, C

adiz

May

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011,

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ymou

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es an

d voi

ces r

ecov

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ic sp

aces

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pres

s the

ir ou

trage

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ovin

g fro

m id

ea

to ac

tion a

nd ac

hiev

e rea

l cha

nge.

The E

nd of

The

Wor

ld

2011

• 19

m, Ch

ris D

owns

, The

Hou

se of

Film

s, Spa

in, En

glish

, Sh

ort, 1

st of

May,

2021

“The

Eco

nom

ic Fa

ll” ha

s bro

ught

hung

er, w

ar an

d de

spair

to w

hat i

s lef

t of s

ociet

y. A

solit

ary m

an in

se

arch

of w

ork a

nd fo

od, r

umm

ages

his t

orn-

down

city,

en

coun

terin

g oth

er su

rvivo

rs of

the c

rash

.

Fant

asy B

osse

s/Em

ploy

eurs

de rê

ve

2012

• 1m

17s, A

alya A

hmed

, CUP

W, Ca

nada

, Eng

lish,

Fren

ch,

Docu

ment

ary,

Come

dyTo

enco

urag

e mem

bers

to m

obili

se on

May

Day

2012

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ainst

the H

arpe

r gov

ernm

ent’s

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cks o

n wor

kers

’ rig

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prod

uced

a sh

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ideo

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iona

l Pre

siden

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og.

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ardi

ens d

u risq

ue (T

he G

uard

ians

of R

isk)

2012

• 29

m, M

élanie

Pitte

loud,

EPFL

- ESp

Ri (V

alérie

No

vemb

er), S

witze

rland

, Eng

lish,

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ch (w

ith su

btitl

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ment

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nd th

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eep w

atch

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e clo

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at ri

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e disa

sters

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etwo

rks a

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stem

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r and

road

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fic,

electr

icity,

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ther

fore

casts

, nat

ural

disa

sters

, etc.

– ru

n sm

ooth

ly.

HEIS

T: W

ho St

ole t

he A

mer

ican D

ream

?

2012

• 76

m, Fr

ance

s Cau

sey a

nd D

onald

Goldm

ache

r, Fra

nces

Ca

usey

and D

onald

Goldm

ache

r, USA

, Eng

lish,

Docu

ment

ary

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cum

enta

ry ab

out t

he ro

ots o

f the

Am

erica

n ec

onom

ic cr

isis,

and t

he as

saul

t on w

orki

ng cl

ass

citize

ns in

the U

S. HE

IST

reve

als th

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mbl

ing s

tructu

re

of th

e US e

cono

my -

the r

esul

t of f

our d

ecad

es of

de

regu

latio

n, jo

b out

sour

cing a

nd ta

xes f

avor

ing m

ega-

corp

orat

ions

and w

ealth

y elit

es.

It’s A

bout

Res

pect

2012

• 3m

, Rob

in Mc

Kenn

a/Ma

rtin T

raino

r, Rob

in Mc

Kenn

a/Ma

rtin T

raino

r, Can

ada,

Engli

sh, S

hort

New

unio

n lea

der s

eeks

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ort f

or a

strik

e by p

rivat

e ra

dio w

orke

rs in

St. Jo

hn, N

B

Jenn

y’s N

ew Jo

b

2012

• 2m

14s, B

rent

Philli

ps-W

atts,

Bren

t Phil

lips-W

atts,

Ca

nada

, Eng

lish,

Shor

tJe

nny g

ets a

prev

iew of

her n

ew jo

b and

disc

over

s she

’d be

tter j

oin t

he un

ion a

.s.a.p

.

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illin

g Flo

or (r

e-re

leas

ed 20

12)

1984

• 11

8m, B

ill Du

ke, E

lsa Ra

ssbac

h, US

A, En

glish

, Fea

ture

Thro

ugh t

he ey

es of

a bl

ack m

igran

t to C

hica

go, th

e film

te

lls th

e litt

le-kn

own t

rue s

tory

of th

e stru

ggle

to bu

ild

an in

terr

acial

labo

r uni

on in

the S

tock

yard

s in t

he fa

ce

of br

utal

man

agem

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fforts

to di

vide w

orke

rs th

at

culm

inat

ed in

the C

hica

go R

ace R

iot o

f 191

9.

Lear

n How

(Mat

he er

gati

pos)

2011

• 12

m, Si

fis St

amou

, Kos

tas S

tama

topo

ulos, S

ifis S

tamo

u, Ko

stas S

tama

topo

ulos ,

Chris

tos G

ianno

u , LO

KOMO

TIVA

film

colle

ctive

, Gre

ece,

Gree

k (wi

th En

glish

subt

itles

), Sho

rtA

film

that

is bo

th a

grot

esqu

e den

uncia

tion a

nd a

call f

or

chan

ge. F

or a

work

man

to br

eak h

is ch

ains i

s the

resu

lt of

a pr

oces

s of a

ware

ness

and r

adica

lizat

ion o

f his

thou

ght.

Livi

ng A

s Bro

ther

s

2011

• 90

m, Ke

vin Fr

aser,

Kevin

Fras

er, Ca

nada

, Eng

lish,

Docu

ment

ary

Livin

g As B

roth

ers l

ooks

at th

e live

s of J

amaic

an m

igran

t wo

rker

s who

com

e to C

anad

a eac

h spr

ing t

o pick

frui

t.

Milk

, hon

ey an

d tom

atoe

s

2011

• 25

m, An

dré K

loer, M

aaike

Broo

s, Mar

ch21

AV

Prod

uctio

ns, N

ether

lands

, Ara

bic (w

ith En

glish

subt

itles

), Do

cume

ntar

yZi

dan,

quits

scho

ol an

d goe

s to w

ork a

s a to

mat

o pick

er in

th

e Isr

aeli s

ettle

men

ts to

earn

som

e mon

ey fo

r his

family

an

d to s

tart

a sho

p with

his b

est f

riend

Rac

hman

. But

whe

n Ra

chm

an de

cides

to go

back

to sc

hool

, Zid

an w

orks

in a

settl

emen

t tha

t has

been

built

on co

nfisc

ated

land

once

be

long

ing t

o his

fathe

r.

Tam

am G

ol

2011

• 30

m, Pa

yam

Zinala

bedin

i, Fat

emeh

Ahma

di, Ir

an,

Turk

ish, P

ersia

n, Do

cume

ntar

yA

film

abou

t an o

ld w

oman

livin

g in a

wes

tern

villa

ge of

Ira

n call

ed Ya

ram

jeh B

agh l

ike h

er an

cesto

rs. T

he vi

llage

rs

belie

ve th

at on

ly a s

on ca

n kee

p the

nam

e of h

is fam

ily

alive

. A m

an w

ho ha

s no s

on is

rega

rded

[as]

steril

e. Th

e fat

her a

sks T

amam

Gol

to w

ear b

oy’s

cloth

ing f

rom

her

child

hood

, acc

ompa

ny hi

m in

the f

ields

and h

elp hi

m in

far

min

g.

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hilo

soph

er K

ings

2009

• 70

m, Pa

trick

Shen

, Tra

nsce

nden

tal F

ilms, U

SA, E

nglis

h, Do

cume

ntar

yTh

e mov

ie go

es de

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to th

e mos

t well

-resp

ecte

d and

pr

estig

ious

unive

rsiti

es to

seek

wisd

om fr

om th

e peo

ple

who s

ee it

all a

nd ha

ve be

en th

roug

h it a

ll: th

e jan

itors

.

Trad

ing P

lace

s/Ch

ange

r de p

lace

2011

• 8m

10s, A

alya A

hmed

, CUP

W, Ca

nada

, Eng

lish,

Fren

ch,

Docu

ment

ary,

Shor

tA

prof

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the M

AM-1

1 tra

inin

g pro

gram

, whi

ch is

mad

e

poss

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by a

job c

reat

ion a

ppen

dix i

n CUP

W’s

Colle

ctive

Ag

reem

ent w

ith Ca

nada

Post.

The

prog

ram

incr

ease

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embe

rs’ a

cces

s to t

he te

chni

cal t

rade

s job

s in t

he po

stal

syste

m. L

ast y

ear, t

he pr

ogra

m re

ache

d ful

l gen

der p

arity

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ong s

tude

nts.

Unde

r the

Red

Star

2011

• 79

m, Ke

lly Sa

xber

g, Ro

n Har

pelle

, Can

ada,

Engli

sh, F

innish

, Do

cu-d

rama

,Th

e Fin

nish

Labo

ur Te

mpl

e was

a pl

ace f

or un

ion o

rgan

isers

, str

ong-

min

ded w

omen

, ath

letic

child

ren,

acto

rs an

d eve

n po

ets.

We A

re W

iscon

sin

2012

• 89

m, Am

ie W

illiam

s, Kat

hryn

Taris

, USA

, Eng

lish,

Docu

ment

ary,

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n a R

epub

lican

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erno

r’s bi

ll thr

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d the

next

twen

ty-si

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ldin

g a m

ovem

ent t

hat n

ot

only

chall

enge

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bill,

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he so

ul of

a na

tion.

“We J

ust C

ome t

o Wor

k her

e” T

he M

usic

of H

arry

St

ampe

r

2012

• 8m

13s,

Nath

an M

oore

, USA

, Eng

lish,

Docu

men

tary

, Sh

ort

This

docu

men

tary

exam

ines

the m

usic

and l

ife of

Har

ry

Stam

per, a

long

shor

eman

and f

olks

inge

r, who

pass

ed aw

ay

on M

arch

9, 20

12. H

e wro

te m

any w

ell-k

nown

labo

r son

gs,

inclu

ding

“We J

ust C

ome t

o Wor

k Her

e (W

e don

’t Com

e to

Die)

” - th

e uno

fficia

l ant

hem

of th

e occ

upat

iona

l hea

lth an

d sa

fety m

ovem

ent. TH

E W

ORL

D O

F W

ORK

AN

D T

HO

SE W

HO

DO

IT

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