Nominate Labor Films for the National Film Registry

The National Film Registry is a list of movies made by U.S. filmmakers that are deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant,” and they are preserved by the Library of Congress. Up to 25 selections are added to the registry each year after the public nominates hundreds of titles. Chris Garlock of the DC Labor FilmFest and Jon Garlock of the Rochester (N.Y.) Labor Film series suggest nominating outstanding labor films for the registry. Based on The Labor Film Database’s Index of Highly Recommended Labor Films, the Garlocks have come up with a shortlist of films to nominate: “9 to 5” (1980); “At the River I Stand” (1993); “Bound for Glory” (1976); “Bread and Roses” (2000); “Clerks” (1994); “Matewan” (1987); “Native Land” (1942); “Office Space” (1999); “Our Daily Bread” (1934); “Reds” (1981); and “Silkwood” (1983). Just pick as many as you like and e-mail them to [email protected] The deadline for 2014 nominations is Sept. 12. Here’s the complete current National Film Registry Listing and more info about the NFR.

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