ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until after the death of highly-regarded director Leon Hirszman in 1987, by which time the material had a new relevance. The gripping film captures the negotiations between the labor unions and the factory bosses and shows the birth of the region’s Worker’s Party, as well as the emergence of its charismatic leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Rising from extreme poverty, Lula gained national prominence as a union activist during the late 70s and early 80s. After being jailed during his time as a union leader, he eventually becomes Brazil’s president from 2003 to 2010.
Directing | Leon Hirszman | Director |
Production | Cláudio Kahns | Associate Producer |
Production | Adrian Cooper | Associate Producer |
Camera | Adrian Cooper | Director of Photography |
Editing | Adrian Cooper | Editor |
Sound | Walter Rogério | Sound Editor |
Camera | Zetas Malzoni | Additional Photography |
Sound | Alain Fresnot | Additional Sound Re-Recordist |
Production | Irma Hirszman | Associate Producer |
Production | Maria Hirszman | Associate Producer |
Production | João Pedro Hirszman | Associate Producer |
Production | Ivan Novaes | Associate Producer |
Production | Chico Mou | Associate Producer |
Production | Uli Bruhn | Associate Producer |
Production | Cláudio Kahns | Producer |
Production | Ivan Novaes | Producer |
Production | Carlos Augusto Calil | Producer |
Sound | Chico Mou | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Uli Bruhn | Sound Recordist |
Writing | Ferreira Gullar | Writer |
Camera | Cláudio Kahns | Additional Photography |
Camera | Lúcio Kodato | Additional Photography |
Camera | Uli Bruhn | Additional Photography |
Sound | Cláudio Kahns | Additional Sound Re-Recordist |
Sound | Ivan Novaes | Additional Sound Re-Recordist |
Production | João Pedro Hirszman | Production Assistant |
Camera | Chico Mou | Assistant Camera |
Camera | Uli Bruhn | Assistant Camera |
Editing | Eduardo Cestari | Assistant Editor |
Editing | Sarah Yakhni | Assistant Editor |
Editing | Benedito de Oliveira | Negative Cutter |
Visual Effects | Marcelo Tassara | Animation |
Sound | Pedro Luís Siaretta | Sound Mix Technician |
Crew | Celso Amorim | Thanks |
Crew | Eduardo Escorel | Thanks |
Crew | Henfil | Thanks |
Crew | Liana Aureliano | Thanks |
Crew | Maria Luísa Librandi | Thanks |
Crew | Mary Ventura | Thanks |
Crew | Maurício Segall | Thanks |
Crew | Renato Tapajós | Thanks |
Crew | Severo Gomes | Thanks |
Crew | Thomaz Farkas | Thanks |