Image Union, episode 0324

Two part Image Union episode featuring "On Strike" by Kartemquin Films and "Grand Turk: The Grand Canyon of Coral."

00:00Copy video clip URL Image Union opening.

00:50Copy video clip URL “On Strike” by Kartemquin Films. Color video. A short piece documenting a UWAUE (electrical workers’ union) strike at a Stewart Warner plant in Chicago. Workers demand higher pay in the face of high inflation.

09:35Copy video clip URL “Grand Turk: The Grand Canyon of Coral” by William M. Stern. Color film. Cousteau-style underwater documentary about the underwater canyon and coral reef off of Grand Turk Island.

27:53Copy video clip URL Image Union end credits.

Main Credits

show produced by Tom Weinberg and Ken Solarz; individual segments produced by Kartemquin Films, and William M. Stern

Performers

Chester Smith

Date

1981-03-02

Staff and Producer Comments

About "On Strike": "A work of advocacy and solidarity between the makers (KTQ) and the union that was engaged in a pretty much lost cause. Important document." - TW About "Grand Turk": "Lot of underwater footage and diving." - TW

Running Time

29 min.

Video Tape Format

U-matic

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Producers

Kartemquin Films, Ken Solarz, Thomas Weinberg, William M. Stern

Production Date

1981-3-2

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