Steve Fesenmaier writes “Steve Fesenmaier, programmer of the WV Film Series for the South Charleston Museum since July 2004, a member of its board, and a member of the board of the West Virginia Labor History Association, has programmed the U.S. premiere of “Asturian US,” a new documentary about people from the Northern province of Spain, Asturias, moving to West Virginia in the early part of the 19th century. Also showing is the Appalachian
premiere of “The Battle of Local 5668.” Workerswere locked out of Ravenswood Aluminum, the oldest aluminum plant in the eastern US, by Marc Rich, a renegade billionaire pardoned by President Clinton on his last day in office. The South Charleston Museum and the WV Labor History Association are the co-sponsors of the premieres. In the past they have cooperated to show “The Wobblies” in honor of the 100th anniversary of the labor group, show films about WV mine disasters made by former undersecretary of Labor under Clinton, Davitt McAteer, along with a new film on Jack Spadaro, the subject of a 60 Minutes story about the Bush regime forcing him to retire early.
Fesenmaier provided research for both films, helping the filmmakers find both film and historical resources.
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