Bus Rider's Union
A 1998 editorial in Time magazine made the claim that the city of Los Angeles "might just have the most inept public-transport system on the planet earth. . . . The neglected bus system, which still handles 91% of all transit riders,is now roughly as efficient as travel by burro." Academy Award–winning cinematographer and director Haskell Wexler (Medium Cool, Latino) has now fashioned a new documentary tracing three years in the life of a group of bus-rider activists passionately engaged in the struggle to bring affordable, safe, and adequate mass transit back to their city. What might at first sound like a well-intentioned but rather parochial subject for a film has resulted in a truly inspiring lesson in how working-class, predominantly minority citizens forge an effective social movement and how, like Rosa Parks and the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycotters of the 1950s, a group of committed individuals can successfully challenge the powers that seek to control their lives.
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- EN
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United StatesUS
- PremiereChicago International Film Festival1 Oct 2000
Frequently asked questions
- When was Bus Rider's Union released?
- Bus Rider's Union was released on 1 October 2000.
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- Is there a Hindi trailer for Bus Rider's Union?
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- What is the rating of Bus Rider's Union?
- Bus Rider's Union holds a 9.0/10 audience score from 1 votes.
- Who directed Bus Rider's Union?
- Bus Rider's Union (2000) was directed by Haskell Wexler.
- How long is Bus Rider's Union?
- Bus Rider's Union runs for 1h 27m.
