Los trabajadores : The workers /

Los trabajadores : The workers /

"'We build the buildings, we do the hardest jobs, and still they don't want us.' These are the words of Juan Ignacio Gutierrez, a Nicaraguan profiled in the film Los Trabajadores/The Workers, winner of the International Documentary Association David Wolper Student Award. Los Trab...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Courtney, Heather
Corporate Author: New Day Films
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English and Spanish with English subtitles.
Published: [Hohokus, N.J.] : New Day Films, [2003?]
Subjects:
Foreign workers, Latin American > Texas > Austin.
Foreign workers, Mexican > Texas > Austin.
Construction workers > Texas > Austin.
Day laborers > Texas > Austin.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:"'We build the buildings, we do the hardest jobs, and still they don't want us.' These are the words of Juan Ignacio Gutierrez, a Nicaraguan profiled in the film Los Trabajadores/The Workers, winner of the International Documentary Association David Wolper Student Award. Los Trabajadores tells the story of immigrant day laborers, placing their struggles and contributions in the context of the economic development of Austin, Texas. Through the stories of Juan from Nicaragua and Ramon from Mexico, and through the controversy surrounding the relocation of a day labor site from downtown to a residential neighborhood, the film examines the misconceptions and contradictions inherent in America's dependence on and discrimination against immigrant labor. As Juan says, 'they say Austin is growing, but thanks to whom?'"--Container.
Item Description:Title from container.
"National PBS Broadcast 2003"--Container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (48 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Awards:International Documentary Association's David L. Wolper Award.
SXSW 2001 Film Festival Audience Award.
Cinematexas Film Festival "Best of Show".
Next Frame International Travelling Film Festival first place, documentary.
Great Plains Film Festival Humanities Award.
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival first place, documentary student.
Production Credits:Camera, Tammy Arnstein ... [et al.] ; music written and performed by Bradley Jaye Williams.