Project Detail

Solidarity

Name: Solidarity
Director: Lucy Parker
Released: 2019
Duration: 75 min

Synopsis

Exploring the secretive methods used against UK activists and trade unionists. Blacklisted construction workers and activists spied on by the police share their ongoing struggles. Blacklisting in the UK construction industry impacted thousands of workers who were labeled 'troublemakers' for speaking out and secretively denied employment. Activists uncovered alarming links between workplace blacklisting and undercover policing. Solidarity attentively follows meetings between activists and law students, brought together for the film, revealing the determination of a community working together to find a route to justice. The debut feature length film by artist filmmaker Lucy Parker it has been made alongside and features members of Blacklist Support Group, core participants in Undercover Policing Inquiry, and members of other campaigning groups.
Official Selection Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 - World premiere
Official Selection IDFA 2019 - IDFA Competition for First Appearance - International premiere

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Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Features
Running time: 75 min
Director: Lucy Parker
Producer: Kate Parker, Lucy Parker
Editor: Lucy Parker, Lucy Harris
Director of Photography: Nick Gordon Smith
Sound: James Bull; Sound Design: Chu-Li Shewring
Composer: Will Saunders

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

City Projects

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www.cityprojects.org

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