Upper Clyde Shipbuilders 1 (1971, 23 mins)
A campaign film supporting workers at Glasgow's Upper Clyde Shipyards who developed a new weapon to fight to retain their jobs - the occupation and the work-in. The film was screened at the time at meetings that were attended by more than 25,000 workers.
Class Struggle: Film from the Clyde (1977, 83 mins)
A documentary made with shipyard workers during the 18 month-long occupation and work-in at the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders from 1971 to 1972 when the yards were occupied and managed by a joint shop stewards’ committee after the government announced its decision to liquidate the company. An insight from the inside.
Rocking the Boat (1983, 63 mins)
A film covering 12 years of struggle by the men and women of the upper reaches of the Clyde, spanning dramatic footage of the UCS occupation of 1971-2 and an investigation into what happened to the workers and community involved in the struggle of the UCS and Govan shipbuilders to prevent closures and protect communities.
There will be a short ten minute break between the films.
Part of So That You Can Live: The Oppositional Films of Cinema Action
Also showing as part of this season: Early Shorts (1969-1970), Shorts (1972-1975), People of Ireland, The Miners' Film, So That You Can Live
With thanks to Chris Reeves at Platform Films
Presented by Wavelength
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dir. Cinema Action
year: 1971, 1977, 1983
country: UK
total run-time: 169 minutes
Doors 1:45
Film 2:15
£6.00 (£4.50 conc.)
“Independent cinema in Britain is unthinkable without the achievements of the innovative film collective Cinema Action”
“Serves as an enlightening view of exactly how workers can help determine their own future by refusing to be sacrificed to the forces of capitalism”
“Significant... fascinating... energetic and energising... post-Thatcherite viewers will be astonished by its forceful display of union power and collective action”