Centennial of the Triangle Fire
March 25, 2011 is the Centennial of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire which took the lives of 146 workers,mostly young immigrant women, and galvanized a movement for social justice.
The New York Times remembers Clara Lemlich, "who is being recognized as a leading voice of working women in the early 20th century, a clarion force braided into the history of change that came before and after the fire."Learn more with our release CLARA LEMLICH: A STRIKE LEADER'S DIARY.Labels: clara lemlich, cooper union, labor laws, new york city, triangle shirtwais factory fire
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
PRESUMED GUILTY back in theaters in Mexico!
Good news! A court tribunal revoked the temporary suspension order for the film in Mexico.Article in Spanish here.Labels: censorship, mexico, theatrical release
PRESUMED GUILTY now banned in Mexico
As reported by the BBC, the documentary PRESUMED GUILTY, has been pulled from theaters in Mexico.The ruling provoked a storm of protest and complaints about censorship. Labels: censorship, mexico, theatrical release
PRESUMED GUILTY might be banned in Mexico
A federal judge ordered today in Mexico the temporary suspension of the screening of the documentary film.Read more about this on the blog of Cinema Tropical.PRESUMED GUILTY is a searing examination of the Mexican criminal justice system through the case of one man, wrongly accused of murder.Labels: censorship, law, mexico, theatrical release
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