query: CD/CO films

[colist-admin at comm-org.utoledo.edu]

[ed: thanks to Steve, Janey, Donna, Bill, Jen, and Rob for all 
the film ideas. I will take up Steve's suggestion and put the 
whole list up on the web site.]

From: "Steve Taylor" <Stevemt at miltoxproj.org>

Wow - is this going to be fun! I want the entire list too when 
we're all finished responding. Randy - how about keeping track 
and posting the whole list on the COMM-ORG website?

Here's my off-the-top-of-my-head response, somewhat heavy on 
union films.

John Sayles' "Matewan" the film "Salt of the Earth" Erick 
Brockovitch (do we count this one as organizing???) A Civil 
Action (OK, more lawyers - I haven't seen this one) Norma Rae At 
the River I Stand (documentary film on the sanitation workers' 
strike in Memphis)

There's my first bit. Who else?

Steve

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From: "Janey Skinner" <janeyskinner at mindspring.com>

I think "Chicken Run" is a great movie about organizing - -and I 
recommend that recent film "Bread and Roses" for a focus on 
organizing low-wage workers (even if the organizer character Sam 
is a lousy organizer). Neither of these are really about local 
community development, though.

Janey Skinner

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From: "Donna Hardina" <donna_hardina at csufresno.edu>

No feature films - but you might be able to obtain (for a 
nominal fee), a film called the "Ravensdale Project" that was 
produced by the Public Broadcasting station in Detroit, 
Michigan. I think that the film was first broadcast in 
1989-1990. You should be able to contact them via their web 
site. The film illustrates a consensus oriented approach that we 
in the U.S. think of as consensus oriented community 
development. There are a number of feature films such as "Norma 
Rae" that illustrate confrontation-oriented social action 
methods.

Donna Hardina

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From: "Bill Schlesinger" <pvida at whc.net>

The Magnificent Seven (and only partially tongue-in-cheek).

Bill Schlesinger

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From: p Jen <p_jen at yahoo.com>

Dear Igor, The Development Training Institute (DTI) just 
released a excellent video called "Timeline: A History of 
Community Development Policy in America," which is 90 minutes 
long and includes discussion exercises. DTI can be reached at 
410-338-2512 or info at dtinational.org

Hope this helps.

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From: Rob Kleidman <r.kleidman at csuohio.edu>

Another good documentary is Jordan, Barbara [Narrator]. 1991.