Northern Minnesota's Labor Wars (2017)
Filmmaker Gary Kaunonen of KCC-TV in International Falls just released a new documentary about a pivotal time in Northern Minnesota’s labor history. It’s called “Northern Minnesota’s Labor Wars.” The years 1916 and 1917 brought major labor uprisings in the mines of the Mesabi Iron Range and the lumber camps of the state’s far northern pine forests. These events not only shaped local history, but became vital turning points in the national and international labor movement.
Director: Gary Kaunonen
https://minnesotabrown.com/2017/06/film-explores-labor-uprisings.html
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Pam Brunfelt as Interviewee |
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Aaron Brown as Interviewee |
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Saku Pinta as Interviewee |
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Gary Kaunonen as Interviewee |
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Jason Scorich as Interviewee |
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Allyse Freeman as Interviewee |
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Christopher Welter as |
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Cecelia Wattles-McKeig as |
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Judy Dvorak as |
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Shannon Murray as |
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Robert Walls, Jr. as |
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Mike Holden as |
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Joe Schwartz as |
| Writing | Gary Kaunonen | Writer |
| Editing | Gary Kaunonen | Editor |
| Camera | Gary Kaunonen | Videojournalist |
| Directing | Gary Kaunonen | Director |
| Camera | A. Brooke Boulton | Videojournalist |
| Production | Gary Kaunonen | Producer |