With These Hands: The Story of an American Furniture Factory

Name: With These Hands: The Story of an American Furniture Factory
Director: Matthew Barr
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-04-25
Duration: 78 min
Cast: Clyde Hooker, Jr., Paul Toms, Lane Nunley, William Stanley, Toni Jamieson

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With These Hands: The Story of an American Furniture Factory

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The Unheard Voices Project

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2009-04-25

With These Hands: The Story of an American Furniture Factory

In 2007, unable to compete with cheaper offshore production, Hooker Furniture Co. closed its plant in Martinsville, Virginia, after 83 years in operation. With These Hands follows the last load of wood down the assembly line as it is cut, honed, and assembled into fine furniture. Along the way, employees at the factory share their perspectives on work, community, and survival in a country devastated by de-industrialization and outsourcing.

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