These are the people
who build the foundations
for our lives
The Tradesmen: Making an Art of Work
is an eighty-eight minute exploratory
social documentary. The film portrays
the real life work, idiosyncrasies, and
personal convictions of a multitude
of working professionals,
including two plumbers, two painters,
a stone / brick mason, several carpenters,
two auto mechanics, and numerous
other craftsmen.
The film recognizes the essential contributions
that these tradesmen provide, and shows
only a few of the many challenges they face
and the problems they solve
in their everyday work.
Their stories are combined with academic analysis
of the socioeconomic, intellectual, and philosophical
aspects of modern trade work.
In a recent EG conference in Monterey, CA,
Baltimore native and creator and host of
Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs Mike Rowe
discusses the value and innovation
found in today's trade work,
which is commonly overlooked
in our contemporary high tech society.
The Tradesmen: Making an Art of Work
will leave you with an understanding
of the personally rewarding opportunities
that still exist in America in the trades,
and an appreciation for the work
of tradesmen that make every aspect
of our modern lives possible.
Thanks to everyone who attended
and covered the premiere
in Baltimore on May 12
at the Charles Theater.
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
(JHMI) hosted a free screening
on Thursday June 2, 2011
at the Mountcastle Auditorium
The Labor Heritage Foundation
as part of their
2011 Great Labor Arts Exchange
hosted a screening on
Saturday June 18th, 2011
at the National Labor College
Silver Spring, MD
