With No One To Help Us (1967)
1967 · Ephemeral film · 21 min · dir. Eugene Marler
Synopsis
Documentary demonstrating how the formation of a food-buying club by a group of Newark welfare mothers brought about a necessary change in the community.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Eugene Marler
- Released
- 1967-01-01
- Running time
- 21 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Cast & crew
- Eugene Marler Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Straightforward except the ending · postel · 2003-08-21
A low-key, straightforward piece about the attempts of neighborhood women on welfare to organize a buying club, due to overpricing of items to welfare recipients. This film is basically a long video showing some of the group's meetings and discussions. Few cuts; no real 'theatrical' quality, doesn't appear to have been scripted. Narration is by one of the women on the committee. Doesn't really discuss the issues underlying. Seems vaguely sanitized, but when the black women enter a warehouse staffed by largely white men you can feel a subtle hint of tension. Hints of resistance and…