Synopse
DOCUMENTARY Anatomy of a union campaign: In the straightforward approach of Direct Cinema, a pair of directors dissect US industrial disputes of the 21st century in detail. Outside the biggest Amazon warehouse in New York, the air smells of hot dogs, burgers and grass. The Amazon Labor Union has unconventional strategies to win over workers from the multi-national. They want to establish the first trades union in a US Amazon plant. To convince the staff, tired after an 11-hour shift, the union workers not only have to fend off the company’s attempts at intimidation, but also overcome interpersonal tensions in order to be able to fight for better conditions for all.
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BRETT STORY (* in Canada) is a director and producer. Her documentary The Hottest August (2019) won several prizes. STEPHEN MAING (* in den USA) is a documentary film-maker and producer. His film Crime + Punishment won numerous awards, including a Special Jury Award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and an Emmy for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary.
Info
Original Title: Union
International Title: Union
Category: Documentary feature
Section: Veto!
Version & Subtitles: English OV
Director: Stephen Maing, Brett Story
Cast/Protagonists: Christian Smalls, Angelika Maldonado, Connor Spence, Derrick Palmer, Jason Anthony, Brett Daniels, Gerald Bryson, Armani Bryson, Jordan Flowers, Natalie Monarrez, Nilah Smalls, Gianni Smalls, Jeremiah Butler, Madeline Wesley, Cassio Mendoza, Josiah Maldonado, Aaron Novik, Tristian Martinez, Mat Cusick, Karen Ponce, Justine Medina, Josiah Morgan, Julian Mitchell-Israel, Michael Aguilar, Brima Sylla, Nannette Plascencia
Production country: United States
Year of Production: 2024
Length: 104 min
Producer: Brett Story, Stephen Maing, Samantha Curley, Mars Verrone, Martin DiCicco
Production company: Impact Partners
Cinematography: Martin DiCicco, Stephen Maing
Editor: Blair McClendon, Malika Zouhali-Worrall, Stephen Maing
Music: Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
co-production company: Level Ground Productions
World Sales: Joe Tufano
