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Children of Labor
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Secondary Title:
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: A Finnish-American History
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Filmmaker Name:
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Richard Broadman
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Film Length:
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55 min
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Film Year:
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1977
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Duration:
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46-75 min
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Decade:
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1970s
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Color:
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black & white
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Region:
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North America
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Subject:
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History
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Featured at the 1977 New York Film Festival, Children of Labor is the story of how Finnish immigrants came into contact — and conflict — with industrial America. Three generations of Finnish-Americans recount how they coped with harsh realities by creating their own institutions: churches, temperance halls, socialist halls, and cooperatives.
The film focuses on the people, their organizations, and the challenges posed by both McCarthy-era political repression and present-day Home Useism. At the same time, Children of Labor deals with questions that reverberate in the lives of most Americans, especially the sons and daughters of immigrants.
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