Movie Details
Theatrical Release:January 2nd, 1976
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Third World Newsreel
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From Spikes to Spindles (1976)
DirectorChristine Choy
Plot
This raw, gutsy portrait of New York's Chinatown captures the early days of an emerging consciousness in the community. We see a Chinatown rarely depicted, a vibrant community whose young and old join forces to protest police brutality and hostile real estate developers. With bold strokes, it paints an overview of the community and its history, from the early laborers driving spikes into the transcontinental railroad to the garment workers of today.
