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The Red Tail
USA 2009, 86 min, englisch mit deutschen UT, 29.90 € B0120
On August 19, 2005 Roy Koch, along with 4,400 airline mechanics, custodians, and cleaners, went on strike against Northwest Airlines, the fourth largest airline in the world. Northwest, otherwise known as “The Red Tail” by its employees, wanted to lay off 53% of their union and outsource their jobs. What followed was a 444-day strike that would end with 4,000 union members out of work, including Roy.
Instead of being left in the wake of this battle, Roy and his daughter Melissa (co-director of The Red Tail with Dawn Mikkelson) set on a journey to meet the worker to whom Roy’s job was outsourced in China. The journey provides a renewed sense of purpose for Roy, and while Melissa wants to get answers to his plight, her determination as a filmmaker is always tempered by her love as a daughter. The film interweaves Roy and Melissa’s search for connection in China with the premeditated downfall of Northwest Airlines. This downfall serves a vibrant example of the dangers of our current economic system, and casts a spotlight on the future of the working class.
“These are the days that a programmer is besieged by documentaries that explain the financial crisis that our world has found itself in. The Red Tail managed to illustrate the effect greed has against communities, families and a man’s dignity in such a wonderful manner, congratulations. – Felim, MacDermott, Galway Film Fleadh Program
Video-on-demand
Produktion: Emergence Pictures
Realisation: Mellissa Koch, Dawn Mikkelson