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NOVEMBER IS LABOUR FILM MONTH!
CLiFF will be screening in workplaces, union halls, local theatres, and living rooms in nearly 70 locations across Canada this year!
These films are suitable for general audiences.
Films in this program:
Chaos and Control – 0:40:00 (Canada) English
A documentary film about Temporary Foreign Workers in New Brunswick, Canada. This documentary is a collection of interviews interwoven together to present a deep portrait of the lives lived by migrant workers and the challenges they face in Canada and specifically in New Brunswick. There are interviews with migrant workers and those who support and advocate for migrant workers. There are suggestions for improvements to Canadian immigration policies and laws and calls to action.
Chimborazo – 0:07:19 (Spain) No Dialogue
Chimborazo’s ice pickers have long been subjected for years to the inclemency of the volcano, located in the Ecuadorian Andes. In exchange, they crush some of its ice to provide for their people. Baltazar Ushca is the only one who continue this profession, daily walking for hours to get blocks of ice. He remembers his youth and his companions.
Forest for the Fires – 0:44:34 (Canada) English
An allegory contemplating the nuances of forest stewardship and the interconnectedness of monoculture tree farms with Canada's current wildfire crisis. Our relationship with forests is at a breaking point. After two centuries of industrial logging and colonial forestry practices we seem to not even have a grasp of what forest stewardship should really look like. All too often, we over simplify and anthropomorphize nature which leaves us with a contradictory understanding of the forest's true complexion. How can we really empathize with a being whose lifetime often spans ten times the length of ours? What if fire was actually good for the forest? What if the way we plant trees is actually bad? What if the warming climate wasn't the sole reason for Canada's wildfire crisis, but merely a part of the myriad of problems all stemming from industrial scale forestry practices? What if fighting fires was actually part of the problem? What if the real 'bad guy' of forestry was all of us, and our consumer culture's insatiable demand for a resource which most of us take for granted? Produced by Everett Bumstead and Kenrick Block.
Having a Say at Your Job: Why Workers’ Voice Builds Better Workplaces, Better Economy, Better Lives – 0:11:07 (Canada) English
Why Workers' Voice Builds Better Workplaces, Better Economy, Better Lives: In this 11-minute video, labour economist Jim Stanford takes viewers on an animated tour of a workplace where workers have a strong collective voice: that is, the ability to speak out, be heard, and make change. The video illuminates key findings from economic research: namely, when workers have a strong ‘say’ at work, workplaces are safer, more productive, and fairer, and workers’ lives are better.
Permit Garden – 0:05:33 (Canada) No Dialogue
A dreamlike parable about immigration, Permit Garden follows a nameless child as they toil to gain exit from the Garden. But as time goes on, they wonder if escape is even possible. Will their number ever be called?
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