Solidarity
In April 1973, 5,000 people demonstrated in Kitchener, Ontario, in support for the strike of the Dare biscuit factory workers. Hundreds of feet and legs waving, walking and picketing. A work that combines political awareness, an aesthetic point of view and a sense of humour typical of Wieland's work.
| Director | Joyce Wieland |
| Actor | Aaditya Aggarwal |
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Based on the 5 000 people that demonstrated in Kitchener, Ontario, in support of the historic strike by the mostly women workers of the Dare Cookie Factory, Joyce Wieland’s Solidarity decides to visually focus on their marching and standing feet. Encased in a variety of worker’s boots, oxfords, clogs, stilettos, flats, and pumps, the artist captures in visual prose the close-ups of soles and ankles planting dewy grass. Scored by an organizer’s chorus of “Solidarity,” Wieland’s gorgeous portrait of a labor movement is all the more effective by virtue of its immediate and lyrical imagery. In a tender turn, her camera also frames a dog’s legs and paws amid the gathering masses, enriching this candid, colorful and curious work of protest imagery.
Aaditya Aggarwal
Programs & Collections Coordinator, CFMDC
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Français
11 mn
Language: Français
Subtitles: Français -
English
11 mn
Language: English
Subtitles: English
- Année 1973
- Pays Canada
- Durée 11
- Producteur Joyce Wieland
- Langue English
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court In 1973, the Dare biscuit factory workers go on strike. Hundreds of feet are waving, marching and picketing.
Based on the 5 000 people that demonstrated in Kitchener, Ontario, in support of the historic strike by the mostly women workers of the Dare Cookie Factory, Joyce Wieland’s Solidarity decides to visually focus on their marching and standing feet. Encased in a variety of worker’s boots, oxfords, clogs, stilettos, flats, and pumps, the artist captures in visual prose the close-ups of soles and ankles planting dewy grass. Scored by an organizer’s chorus of “Solidarity,” Wieland’s gorgeous portrait of a labor movement is all the more effective by virtue of its immediate and lyrical imagery. In a tender turn, her camera also frames a dog’s legs and paws amid the gathering masses, enriching this candid, colorful and curious work of protest imagery.
Aaditya Aggarwal
Programs & Collections Coordinator, CFMDC
-
Français
Duration: 11 minutesLanguage: Français
Subtitles: Français11 mn -
English
Duration: 11 minutesLanguage: English
Subtitles: English11 mn
- Année 1973
- Pays Canada
- Durée 11
- Producteur Joyce Wieland
- Langue English
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court In 1973, the Dare biscuit factory workers go on strike. Hundreds of feet are waving, marching and picketing.
