Synopsis: Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
Audio Commentary from 2013 featuring Sayles & Cinematographer Haskell Wexier
2 Documentaries on the making of the film featuring Sayles, Producer Maggie Renzi, Production Designer Nora Chavooshian & Actors Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham & David Strathairn
Interview with Composer Mason Daring
Short Documentary on the impact that Matewan's production has on West Virginia
Program on the film's production design featuring Chavooshian
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