Movies: Workers Film And Photo League

  • 1934
    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression (1934)

    The Great Depression

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    An underground docudrama of the Depression, and rare surviving film from Chicago’s WFPL. The protagonist looks in vain for work, only to find ‘no help wanted’. Acerbic editing transforms his plight into a guide to the brutal contrasts of the era....

    The Great Depression
  • 1932
    The National Hunger March 1931

    The National Hunger March 1931 (1932)

    The National Hunger March 1931

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    The film shows the National Unemployment Council Hunger March of Nov. and Dec. 1931, which set out from disparate parts of the U.S. to represent twelve million unemployed....

    The National Hunger March 1931
  • 1934
    America Today

    America Today (1934)

    America Today

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    One of the key works in creating the American social documentary film, this 1934 newsreel compilation crams a lot of information into just 11 minutes. Skillfully edited, the picture captures a panorama of international events centered on the labor mo...

    America Today
  • 1935
    Jubilee

    Jubilee (1935)

    Jubilee

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    The slums and unemployment lines of London's East End contrast sharply with Silver jubilee celebrations for George V in this lively and angry short film. Shot by amateur filmmakers without sound, it uses simple, effective juxtaposition techniques to ...

    Jubilee
  • 1931
    Workers Newsreel Unemployment Special

    Workers Newsreel Unemployment Special (1931)

    Workers Newsreel Unemployment Special

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    A newsreel that documented widespread hunger and protests against government policy....

    Workers Newsreel Unemployment Special
  • 1932
    Bonus March 1932

    Bonus March 1932 (1932)

    Bonus March 1932

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    Bonus March shows unemployed WWI veterans marching on Washington, D.C., demanding their bonus money, and being forcefully evicted....

    Bonus March 1932
  • 1932
    Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre

    Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre (1932)

    Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre

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    The only known film record of the mass march and meeting held in Detroit on Feb. 4, 1932, against hunger and unemployment. Also shows the dramatic demonstration by workers at the Ford auto plant in River Rouge, Michigan in March of 1932, which ended ...

    Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre
  • 1933
    Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932

    Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932 (1933)

    Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932

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    A document of the 1932 national hunger march on Washington produced by the Workers Film and Photo League....

    Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932