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Film Screening: Working Man's Death

The extremes of survival for workers in the 21st century.


6:30pm
Tuesday May 17 2011

Venue: Room 307 Dalhousie Student Union Building
Address: 6136 University Avenue
Cost: FREE

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Presented by NSPIRG's Films on Critical Issues - CP, a local of the International Cinema Politica network

“ ... The director possesses a very painterly sense of composition, and we're often presented with shots of workers posing as if they were in front of a still camera. The camera-work is even more impressive when it is moving, and I often found myself wondering how they were able to film in some of these conditions.” --  from review, James McNally

Is heavy manual labor disappearing or is it just becoming invisible? Where can we still find it in the 21st century? Workingman's Death follows the trail of the HEROES in the illegal mines of the Ukraine, sniffs out GHOST among the sulfur workers in Indonesia, finds itself face to face with LIONS at a slaughterhouse in Nigeria, mingles with BROTHERS as they cut a huge oil tanker into pieces in Pakistan, and joins Chinese steel workers in hoping for a glorious FUTURE.


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