The Philadelphia story / TVE International ; written and directed by Steve Bradshaw.

Cheri Honkala's been homeless, unemployed and -- like 44 million of her fellow citizens -- doesn't have health care. She's one of the workers left behind by the globalized economy. Yet Cheri is a citizen of the United States. In this edition of Life, Cheri, executive director of the Kensington Welfa...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Life (Bullfrog Films) ; 5.
Corporate Authors: Television Trust for the Environment
Bullfrog Films
BBC Worldwide Ltd
Other Authors: Bradshaw, Steve (Journalist) (Screenwriter, Film director, Narrator)
Haberer, Pierre (Editor of moving image work)
Gawin, Luke (Film producer)
Richards, Jenny (Film producer) (Film producer)
Lamb, Robert, 1952-2012 (Editor of moving image work)
Honkala, Cheri (on-screen participant.)
Language:English
Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2017]
Series:Life (Bullfrog Films) ; 5.
Subjects:
Globalization.
Globalization > Economic aspects.
Globalization > Social aspects.
Kensington Welfare Rights Union.
Unemployment > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Working class > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Labor > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Free trade > Social aspects > United States.
Free trade > Economic aspects > United States.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Economic conditions.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Social conditions.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (25 min.) : digital, sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Cheri Honkala's been homeless, unemployed and -- like 44 million of her fellow citizens -- doesn't have health care. She's one of the workers left behind by the globalized economy. Yet Cheri is a citizen of the United States. In this edition of Life, Cheri, executive director of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union, tells the story of what's happened in her hometown, Philadelphia, and warns that the economic boom in the US could yet prove a disturbing model for the rest of the world. With contributions from Robert Reich, Lester Thurow, Juan Somavia, Naomi Klein, and Francis Fukuyama.
Note:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: TVE International, ©2000.
Call Number:HF1359 .P55 2017
Interest Grade Level:
7 and up.
Credits:Editor, Pierre Haberer ; series producer, Luke Gawin ; executive producer, Jenny Richards ; series editor, Robert Lamb.
System Details:System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Commentary, Steve Bradshaw, Cheri Honkala, with contributions from Robert Reich, Lester Thurow, Juan Somavia, Naomi Klein, and Francis Fukuyama.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed May 1, 2017).