Solidarity
SOLIDARITY is about the secretive methods used against UK activists and trade unionists. Blacklisted construction workers and activists spied on by the police share their ongoing struggles. The film won the Competition for First Appearance at International Documentary Festival Amsterdam.
Blacklisting in the UK construction industry impacted thousands of workers who were labelled '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.
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Lucy ParkerDirector
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Lucy ParkerWriter
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Kate Parker/ City ProjectsProducerPiercing Brightness, The Empty Plan, Fulll Firearms
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Lucy ParkerProducer
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Blacklist Support GroupKey Cast
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Police Spies Out of LivesKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Feature
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Runtime:1 hour 16 minutes
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Completion Date:April 26, 2019
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Production Budget:60,000 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Sheffield Docs FestSheffield
United Kingdom
June 6, 2019
World Premiere -
Open City Docs FestLondon
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Central Scotland Documentary FestivalStirling
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Document Human Rights FestivalGlasgow
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International Film Festival AmsterdamAmsterdam
Netherlands
November 22, 2019
International Premiere
Competition for First Appearance - Winner
Lucy Parker (b.Dorset UK, lives in London). She was the 2016 filmmaker in residence at the Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival. Her films have been screened or exhibited at festivals including AV Festival (2018), International Film Festival Rotterdam (2018), Toronto International Film Festival (2017) South Korean New Media Festival (2017). Lucy’s films are distributed by LUX Artists’ Moving Image, London.