Scenes from the Blackjewel Miners Blockade (2020)

Ao voar para o funeral de seu pai na zona rural dos Apalaches, uma forte tempestade faz com que o avião que transportava Marquis (Omari Hardwick) e sua família perdesse o controle. Ele acorda ferido, sozinho e preso no sótão da Sra. Eloise (Loretta Devine), que afirma que pode cuidar dele e curá-lo com o Boogity, uma figura hudu que ela fez com o sangue e a pele dele. Sem poder pedir ajuda, Marquis tenta desesperadamente ser mais esperto, se libertar da magia negra e salvar sua família de um ritual sinistro antes do surgimento da lua de sangue.

Uma chamada urgente puxa um estudante de Direito de Yale de volta para sua cidade natal em Ohio, onde ele reflete sobre três gerações de história da família e seu próprio futuro. Baseado no livro de memórias best-seller de J.D. Vance.

A cidade de Butcher Hollow, no Kentucky, tem na exploração das minas de carvão sua única atividade econômica. Lá nasceu Loretta (Sissy Spacek), uma dos 8 filhos de Ted Webb (Levon Helm), um mineiro que criou sua família, apesar de ser bem pobre. Quando tinha apenas 13 anos Loretta se casou com Doolittle Lynn (Tommy Lee Jones). Com 20 anos ela já tinha 4 filhos e tudo indicava que seria uma dona de casa pelo resto da vida. Nesta época ela começou a cantar ocasionalmente para sua família. Seu dom começou a ser notado por Doolittle, que a presenteou com um violão. Com o estímulo do marido, ela grava um disco independente e os dois fazem de tudo para que o disco seja divulgado. Aos poucos Loretta se torna conhecida no mundo da música country, o que faz com que se torne amiga de Patsy Cline (Beverly D'Angelo), que era na época a maior estrela da country music. Mas junto com o sucesso também vieram diversas apresentações, que deixavam Loretta cada vez mais esgotada física e psiquicamente.

Filmado na cidade de Matewam, a terra do carvão na Virgínia Ocidental, este filme celebra a organização dos trabalhadores no contexto de uma greve na década de 1920. O membro do sindicato, Joe Kenehan, um 'fura greve' chamado 'Poucas Roupas' Johnson e um prefeito e chefe de polícia simpáticos lutam heroicamente contra o poder representado por uma empresa de carvão e pelos interesses de Matewan, para que a justiça e os direitos dos trabalhadores não fiquem para atrás, num emprego de condições precárias, com muita exploração e resultados medíocres. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)

This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastovers refusal to sign a contract (when the miners joined with the United Mine Workers of America) led to the strike, which lasted more than a year and included violent battles between gun-toting company thugs/scabs and the picketing miners and their supportive women-folk. Director Barbara Kopple puts the strike into perspective by giving us some background on the historical plight of the miners and some history of the UMWA.

In a town where half the men die down the coalpit, Margaret MacNeil is quite happy being single in her small Cape Breton island town. Until she meets Neil Currie, a charming and sincere bagpipe-playing, Gaelic-speaking dishwasher. But no matter what you do, you can't avoid the spectre of the pit forever.

The documentary features the British miners and their family experiences told through songs, poems, pictures and words.

Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain, March 3rd, 1976. After several months of protests demanding decent working conditions, representatives of struggling workers call for a general strike. In the church of San Francisco, in the working class neighborhood of Zaramaga, thousands of workers fill the temple in assembly. Outside, many more people gather and, in the middle, about a hundred heavily armed police officers wait to act.

One of the most important Kentuckians of the 20th century, Harry Caudill brought the story of Appalachia to national attention when his book “Night Comes to the Cumberlands” was released in 1963. The nonfiction account of Eastern Kentucky’s coal region, part history and part polemic, eloquently recounted the exploitation of Appalachia’s land and its people by business and government interests, and made Caudill a national spokesperson for his homeland. Harry Caudill spent his life advocating for Eastern Kentucky, with the aim of helping the powerless as well as securing the region’s unmatched natural resources for future generations. His work led to lasting government reforms for Appalachia, and his legacy remains a touchstone for activists today.

In 1920, workers from Patagonia, in Southern Argentina, gather around an anarcho-syndicalist society and go on strike, demanding better working conditions. When the situation turns unsustainable, President Yrigoyen sends Lieutenant Colonel Zavala to impose order.

Milena travels to a remote opal mining community to see her estranged, ill father. Lost and alone, she falls into his bewildering world, where men escape society and share ideals of freedom. Soon, he doesn’t want her to leave. Stuck in time, father and daughter try to mend their fractured bond, but their connection is fragile, like the strange, colourful gems he digs up from the earth.

There are 200 miserably impoverished people working in the Dongseong Metalworks Factory. JU Wan-ik is introduced to the forging team as a new member of the team and they all go drinking together to welcome him.

Mike and Johnny are two mates who are mining sapphires in Emerald. Another bloke is trying to move in on their claim and things get ugly

Documentary about a man remembering his struggles while floating on a boat down a river.

During World War I, African-Americans worked on the railroad near Corbin, Kentucky. When whites returned from the war, there was conflict. Whites sought their former jobs and positions in the community. In 1919, a race riot occurred. Whites put the African-Americans on railroad cars and ran them out of town. In Trouble Behind, members of the Corbin community speak out on the issue. The filmmakers also interview former members of the Corbin, which at the time of filming had only one black family. Some Corbin residents express confusion as to why African-Americans don't move back. Others openly use racial epithets. Some young adults seem troubled by the racism, past and present. Others don't.

Chronicles the industrial action leading up to the deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation.

An insight into the lives of the miners who search for Australia’s famous black opals.

The Bimblebox Nature Refuge lies in the path of what will be the earths largest coal mines. One woman, Paola Cassoni, decides to resist the "China First" project that will destroy her Nature Refuge and supply energy to Asia for the next thirty years. Paola's decision brings the viewer on a tour of Australia's "Quarry Vision". At this critical time, when so much coal and coal seam gas expansion is planned in Australia, this film aims to win the hearts and minds of the people, exposing the destructiveness of this industry to our climate, communities and environment. It tells the stories of the people fighting for their homes and culture. Australia is the worlds largest exporter of coal supplying one third of the worlds supply. It is impossible to address climate change without looking at Australia's role in the planets climate future. http://www.screenzone.tv/products/bimblebox

Educating the children of Appalachia.