Labor Studies
LAND FOR ROSESpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Labor Studies Directed by Women
Examines the popular movement for land reform in Brazil. The film shows massive
demonstrations, marches and protests throughout Brazil, including the establishment of a
large camp of some 1500 landless peasants at an unused private farm in Rio Grande do
Sul.
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I SPENT MY LIFE IN THE MINESSpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Labor Studies Directed by Women
This film autobiography of a Bolivian miner also chronicles the rise and fall of the mining
industry and the political history of Bolivia.
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SACRED EARTHSpanish Language Labor Studies Latin-American Studies Economics Cultural Studies Directed by Women
Reveals the plight of landless peasants in Guatemala, where property ownership is
restricted to a small percentage of the nation's most wealthy citizens.
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THE DEVIL'S DREAMSpanish Language Sociology Political Science Labor Studies Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Directed by Women
Portrays the appalling socio-political realities of contemporary Guatemala, where the
majority of the population--malnourished and illiterate--are exploited by wealthy
landowners and businessmen and brutally repressed by the military.
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REBELLION IN PATAGONIASpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Labor Studies
This classic of the Latin American cinema is based on actual historical events involving
the brutal military suppression of a series of strikes during the early Twenties by rural
workers in the southernmost province of Argentina.
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WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING HAPPYWomen's Studies Sociology Spanish Language Political Science Labor Studies Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
Profiles the Workers Party (PT) in Brazil, the largest left-wing political party in the
world today, and the most important political opposition to emerge in Brazil since the
formal return to democratic rule in 1985. Comprised of union activists, environmentalists,
peasants, Afro-Brazilian groups, women's organizations, and street children, the PT has
been instrumental in the struggle for human rights and political reforms against corruption.
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PROFESSION: CHILDChildren & Young Adult Spanish Language Sociology Latin-American Studies Labor Studies Directed by Women
This shocking documentary, produced by the International Labour Organization, reveals
the exploitation of child labor in Brazil today, focusing on the daily lives of four children
in and around Rio de Janeiro.
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VOICES FROM THE FIELDSSpanish Language Sociology Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Labor Studies Environmental Studies Economics Chicano Studies Directed by Women
This documentary follows farmworkers from California's Salinas Valley back to their
roots in the fields of rural Mexico, where they recount their everyday struggle to cope in
the midst of the globalization of agriculture and the impact of NAFTA.
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COURAGE OF THE PEOPLESpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Labor Studies
A dramatic reenactment of the historic 1967 massacre of 'The Night of San Juan,' when
the Bolivian army launched a surprise nighttime attack upon striking tin miners and their
families.
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DOMESTIC DIFFERENCESAfrican Studies Labor Studies Sociology
Examines the relationship between Francis Mcnam, a black domestic worker in Cape
Town, and her white employers, the Silberman family, graphically illustrating the vast
difference in the quality of life for blacks and whites in South Africa.
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THE DOUBLE DAYLabor Studies Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women
A look at working women in Latin America and their efforts to achieve equality in the
home and workplace. Most combine their participation in the labor market with their
family functions as mothers and wives, thus working a `double day.'
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...ALL OUR LIVESWorld History Women's Studies Political Science Labor Studies Europe Directed by Women
Examines the lives of several women who actively participated
in the social revolution during the Spanish Civil War, women
who are as dynamic in their 80s as they were in their youth. All
are members of the anarcho-syndicalist trade union, the CNT, the
main representative of the working class movement in Spain in
1936.
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