El Salvador journal
- Society
- Human Interest
Synopsis
Can workers run their own factory? In El Salvador, there is one called Just Garments. Throughout the world's 1800 export processing zones, this factory was the only case in which a new plant was established through negotiations between owner and unionists after the plant owners fled. The key person promoting this world first was Chen Hsin-Hsing, a Taiwanese professor. But then the factory met with unprecedented problems...
Director Statement
" At the time we were boarding our airplane, the landlord of Just Garments was locking the factory's gates. I had to throw away my original script and make up a new film plan. Originally, I intended to film how a group of people had built their dreams, but I found myself telling the story of how a dream was shattered. My feeling is: it is far more common for people to confront frustration than to achieve a dream. In this group of workers in Central America, I saw courage and strength in the face of defeat." - Ho Chao-Ti
Festivals & Awards
2008 Taiwna International Documentary Festival
2008 Taiwna International Documentary Festival
Team
- Director
- Executive Production
- Distribution