In the Company of Men and Voice of La Raza by William Greaves
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These two documentaries showcase the centrality of class and labor to the work of William Greaves. In the Company of Men, a Newsweek commission, examines the complex power dynamics between white management and Black workers at a Southern auto factory through improvisational dialogues between the two groups staged by Greaves with the assistance of a psychodramatist. Greaves wanted the film to help instigate change—not just document existing issues. Voice of La Raza, a commission from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, documents the discrimination faced by Latine Americans. Here, Greaves again draws on the psychodramatic strategies developed in In the Company of Men, mixing fictitious elements with more direct documentary footage.
In the Company of Men, 1969, US, DCP, 52 min.
Voice of La Raza, 1972, US, DCP, 39 min.
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Part of: Roots to Reality: The Films of William Greaves