Labor Movies

The life of a female weaver is thrown onto the socio-political canvas of pre-war and post-war communist Poland through the use of expressive...

This 1996 documentary takes a nostalgic ride through history to present the experiences of Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways...

A desperate, but not very bright, young man tries to find where he parked his car in a massive underground parking garage in Cannes, France when his...

A blend of drama and documentary, this film follows several people caught up in the turmoil of the modern world. The drama centres on a woman who has...

An Indian immigrant awakens inside a confined metal box, with the walls slowly closing in... unless he can do the work assigned to him.

A study, in film animation, of a day in the life of a housewife, described without words, with a minimum of detail but with a perception all the more...

One of the key works in creating the American social documentary film, this 1934 newsreel compilation crams a lot of information into just 11...

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

A satirical look at the plight of the day laborer in the United States.

Documentary about the working poor in Hongkong.

A Widowed Plumber races against time to follow-up on the payment for his rendered service in order to save his critically ailing son.

Strong and independent Eliza works as the Polish teacher in a village school and begins an affair with local delinquent Stach. They have a child out...

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

A description of the work of a research director of a United Steel Workers Union in Canada. The painstaking research and analyses of economic...

In Footsteps, Fiona Tan creates connections between personal stories and the world around us. The footage shows children at play and Dutch windmills,...

In a secluded village surrounded by forests and a river, an elderly beekeeper and a livestock farmer live alone, their lives shaped by tireless work...

Migrating is seldom an easy solution. It is rather a journey, that begins with a journey. After more than eight years of campaigning, the immigrant...

Ji-eun, a part-timer at a convenience store, will be able to receive her much-awaited severance pay tomorrow.

World War II created a huge demand for American farm products. But the war also caused vast numbers of farm workers to abandon the fields, either to...

Man-pulled rickshaw, which have served Kolkata for over eight decades face virtual extinction as a result of legislation introduced by the State...