Trade Union Movies

  • 2007
    The Red Elvis

    The Red Elvis

    The Red Elvis

    7.32007HD

    A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.

    The Red Elvis
  • 2019
    Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe

    Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe

    Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe

    72019HD

    Gdańsk, Poland, September 1980. Lech Wałęsa and other Lenin shipyard workers found Solidarność (Solidarity),the first independent trade union behind...

    Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe
  • 1996
    The Flickering Flame

    The Flickering Flame

    The Flickering Flame

    5.71996HD

    Documentary following dockers of Liverpool sacked in a labour dispute and their supporters’ group, Women of the Waterfront, as they receive support fr...

    The Flickering Flame
  • 1994
    Sin Bin

    Sin Bin

    Sin Bin

    01994HD

    A male nurse in a mental hospital witnesses one patient killing another, but struggles with his loyalties and his conscience to come forward.

    Sin Bin
  • 1992
    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    01992HD

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

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation
  • 1945
    Idel ädel adel

    Idel ädel adel

    Idel ädel adel

    31945HD

    A newly married Baron plans to sell his castle. His wife, who loves to live in a castle, knows nothing about the sale.

    Idel ädel adel
  • 1950
    Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

    6.31950HD

    The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the old management come back to help out.

    Chance of a Lifetime
  • 1979
    For Twenty Cents A Day

    For Twenty Cents A Day

    For Twenty Cents A Day

    01979HD

    A film documenting work shortages during the Depression of the 1930s and the attempts to deal with the unemployed, in particular young men. The film d...

    For Twenty Cents A Day
  • 1983
    Bitter Cherry

    Bitter Cherry

    Bitter Cherry

    01983HD

    Set in an open prison, where a former trade union activist subjects his more passive cell mate to an incessant barrage of union mumbo-jumbo.

    Bitter Cherry
  • 2024
    The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989

    The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989

    The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989

    02024HD

    Documents the Cockatoo Island Dockyard occupation and industrial actions of 1989.

    The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989
  • 2020
    Parasites Of Profit: The Pandemic of Private Renting

    Parasites Of Profit: The Pandemic of Private Renting

    Parasites Of Profit: The Pandemic of Private Renting

    32020HD

    Short documentary made under lockdown that looks at the crisis for renters during the pandemic.

    Parasites Of Profit: The Pandemic of Private Renting