Ruth Beckermann film collection
1 Arena besetzt = Arena squatted / production: Videogruppe Arena ; Josef Aichholzer, Ruth Beckermann, Franz Grafl

"ARENA SQUATTED By means of material that was created in the Arena the film shows the squatting, the organization of collective work, the negotiations with the city and finally the demolition of the buildings. It calls to memory, how a generation had been politicized through their involvement in the Arena movement. SUDDENLY, A STRIKE, Semperit Traiskirchen 17.4-11.5.1978 [April 17 - May 11, 1978] In the tire factory Semperit the only strike after World War II takes place in May 1978, lasting for three weeks. The film shows the course of the strike in interviews, photos, graphics and talks at a pub; it draws attention to the position of the union between its loyality [sic] to the workers and its responsibilities towards the entrepreneurs [Unternehmern]. THE STEEL HAMMER IS OUT THERE ON THE GRASS. How the VEW workers fight for their jobs On March 28th 1981, 10.000 people take to the streets. The city of Judenburg demonstrates for the preservation of their steel plant. The demonstration is a start, a late attempt to avert the threat of job loss. The film shows how the international steel crisis affects Austria."--Container