MATEWAN
Thursday Movie Night

Date: Thursday April 11, 2019 at 7PM
At: Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank St (enter through courtyard)

Matewan is a 1987 American drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper (in his film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles.

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, “Matewan” celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper), a scab named “Few Clothes” Johnson (James Earl Jones) 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.

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

Westbeth Friday Movie Night is sponsored by Westbeth Artists Residents Council. FREE