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Refrigerator Mothers

from Kartemquin Films PRO on January 4, 2022

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It is America of the 1950s and 1960s, when a woman's most important contribution to society is generally considered to be her ability to raise happy, well-adjusted children. But for the mother whose child is diagnosed with autism, her life's purpose will soon become a twisted nightmare. Looking…

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MARY FRANK: A Matter of Spirit - ART/new york No. 49

from Paul Tschinkel PRO on January 4, 2022

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For digital streaming licenses and institutional use, please contact artny@bestweb.net. Mary Frank is best known for her ceramic sculpture and work in printmaking. However, in the past 10 years or so, she has turned to painting, creating an impressive body of work that is rich in evocative imagery.…

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Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries

from Kartemquin Films PRO on January 4, 2022

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A video made to accompany an art exhibit at The Spertus Museum addressing the relationships of African Americans and American Jews. This video takes you in to the studios of 12 artists, six Black and six Jewish, as they prepare their work for the show.

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Higher Goals

from Kartemquin Films PRO on January 4, 2022

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An educational companion piece to Hoop Dreams, Higher Goals features NBA star Isiah Thomas in a fast-paced, entertaining PBS special that encourages young athletes to put their dreams of professional sports in perspective and focus on getting an education. The real life stories of two high school athletes…

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Grassroots Chicago

from Kartemquin Films PRO on January 4, 2022

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A documentary about neighborhood people creating change. Produced for the MacArthur Foundation by Kartemquin Films, this piece features six vignettes on community organizing in different Chicago neighborhoods: LeClaire Courts, Marquette Park, Roseland, Pilsen, Uptown, Rogers Park, and Garfield Park.

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Where's I.W. Abel?

from Kartemquin Films PRO on January 4, 2022

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Made by Kartemquin and a rank-and-file steel workers caucus, the film documents the opposition of the rank-and-file to the no-strike agreement between Steelworkers President I.W. Abel and the ten major steel companies, made without a vote by the membership of the union. Featuring Staughton Lynd.

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Taylor Chain II: A Story of Collective Bargaining

from Kartemquin Films PRO on January 4, 2022

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In 1981-2, the Kartemquin filmmakers returned to the Taylor Chain plant to show labor and management working together against the odds, trying to save the plant from becoming the latest victim of anti-union legislation and the globalization of cheap, exploitable labor.

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Taylor Chain I: A Story in a Union Local

from Kartemquin Films PRO on January 4, 2022

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Taylor Chain I tells the gritty realities of a seven-week strike at a small Indiana chain factory during 1973-74. Volatile union meetings and tension-filled interactions on the picket line provide an inside view of the tensions and conflicts inherent to labor negotiations. Due to a lack of funds and…

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High Tech Archaeology

from Syndicado PRO on January 4, 2022

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Archaeologists unlock the mystery of wooden posts arranged in large circles all over Central Europe.

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Maria Theresa's Vampire Hunter

from Syndicado PRO on January 4, 2022

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In 1731, nine “vampires” were burned at the stake near Olomouc, including seven children. In Banat (part of today's Serbia), which the Habsburgs had recently prised away from the Turks, reports of “people whose blood had been sucked dry” were piling up. Empress Maria Theresa,…

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HYPER-REALIST SCULPTURE - ART/new york No. 57

from Paul Tschinkel PRO on January 4, 2022

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For digital streaming licenses and institutional use, please contact artny@bestweb.net. This program looks at the work of two premier hyper realists who came to prominence in the early 70’s. Duane Hanson, whose work is seen at a large 1999 retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art,…

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La dernière lutte

from Les Docs du Nord PRO on January 4, 2022

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L’usine Goodyear d’Amiens-Nord a fermé en janvier 2014, provoquant la suppression de 1143 emplois. Considérant leur licenciement pour motif économique « sans cause réelle et sérieuse », les ouvriers ont saisi le conseil des prud’hommes…

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