Radostná práce

At the Lőrinc Spinnery

April 1972 •Hungarian

A candid portrait of the women working at the Lőrinc spinning mill. As with so many of Mészáros’ shorts, this work has foundations in autobiography, and she would later return to this particular world in one of her fiction features.

Machines

November 2017 •Hindi

This portrayal of the rhythm of life and work in a gigantic textile factory in Gujarat, India, moves through the corridors and bowels of the enormously disorienting structure—taking the viewer on a journey of dehumanizing physical labor and intense hardship.

Služba člověku

January 1951 •Czech

Mladí nastupují směnu

January 1951 •Czech

Bojovníci pod zemou

January 1949 •Slovak

Waiting for the Carnival

February 2019 •Portuguese

A documentary film about the Brazilian town of Toritama, the self-proclaimed capital of jeans. The workers of the city’s self-managed small businesses only get one real break from their self-exploiting lives in the textile business: the annual Carnival.

Přijďte všichni

January 1955 •Czech

Off the Pig (Newsreel #19)

January 1968 •English

A compelling document of the Black Panther Party leadership in 1967. This film contains a prison interview with Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton as well as an interview with Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver, footage of the aftermath of the police assault against the Los Angeles Chapter headquarters, demonstrations to free Huey at Hutton Memorial Park and the Alameda County Court House and a recitation of the party's Ten-Point Platform by co-founder Bobby Seale. Newsreel's 19th, and one of their most widely distributed films, it was originally released as "Off the Pig," but has since seen release under the name Black Panther. This short film features drawings from activist artist Emory Douglas.

Súkeníctvo kedysi a dnes

January 1951 •Slovak

The Golden Thread

November 2022 •English

In the heyday of the jute industry, millions of people in Bengal made their living doing this laborious work, which has hardly changed since the industrial revolution. The 100-year-old machinery has been endlessly repaired. State aid kept this sustainable alternative to plastic going, but its future looks bleak.

In Syrien auf Montage

October 1971 •German

The film is a reportage showing the help of workers from the GDR in the industrial reconstruction of Syria. We witness the friendly relationship between workers from both countries, who are jointly involved in the construction of the cotton spinning mill in Homs. In impressive pictures the exoticism of the environment and the mentality of the Syrian hosts is shown. At the same time it becomes clear that the workers from the GDR become 'ambassadors of the GDR' through their collegial behaviour and good work.

Moravský Manchester

November 2023 •Czech

What has shaped the appearance of Brno and the lives of its inhabitants over the last two centuries? What do architectural monuments and cultural and social traditions refer to?

The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI

December 2024 •English

A dramatic tale of espionage, propaganda, and romance, following the infamous Berlin rapper Denis Cuspert aka Deso Dogg and his journey from artist to MMA fighter to ISIS recruiter. When the FBI assigns a translator to monitor Cuspert, her quest to get close to him takes over her life.

The True Cost

May 2015 •English

Film from Andrew Morgan. The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.

The Gap

September 1937 •English

A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.

Winning Your Wings

May 1942 •English

Winning Your Wings is a 1942 short American World War II recruitment film produced by Warner Bros. Studios for the US Army Air Forces, starring Jimmy Stewart. It was aimed at young men who were thinking about joining the Air Force.

Women in Industry

March 1948 •English

The Ministry of Labour exhorts women to return to industry – the post-war production drive depends on them.

The Song of the Linen

January 1938 •Dutch

Government ordered Industrial short documentary on the production of linen.

Cotton Mill, Treadmill

October 1970 •French

Director Denys Arcand made an inquiry on textile industry in Quebec, meeting employers and workers of that industry.

The Luddites

June 1988 •English

In 1812 there were violent disturbances in Yorkshire when new machines were introduced into the wool industry. This film is an interpretation of those events made in the style of a documentary.