Matewan FREE SCREENING!

This film will be screened for free as part of our Reel Stories: Labor in Film series, presented in collaboration with East Side Freedom Library and the ESFL Labor Advisory Committee.

"It makes history sing,"

-Michael Willmington, The Los Angeles Times

Synopsis

IT TAKES MORE THAN GUNS TO KILL A MAN.
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.

This film is rated PG-13. Parents or guardians are encouraged to consult the IMDB Parents Guide.

This film will be screened in English with English subtitles.

Trailer