
The 1931 national hunger march on Washington produced by the Workers Film and Photo League..


Should you watch this today? Yes, but only if you actually care about real history captured on the fly. If you want a polished story or even decent lighting, you will probably hate it. 🎥It is just twelve minutes of silent, grainy footage of people marching in the freezing cold. But man, it really sticks with you.The W...

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"Should you watch this today? Yes, but only if you actually care about real history captured on the fly. If you want a polished story or even decent lighting, you will probably hate it. 🎥It is just twelve minutes of silent, grainy footage of people marching in the freezing cold. But man, it really sticks with you.The Workers Film and Photo League made this. They did not have big budgets or fancy studios, and you can really tell.This is not like Ballet mécanique where everything is a stylish art ..."


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