With These Hands: The Story of an American Furniture Factory
25 April 2009| 78 min
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.
Genres
Documentary
Cast
Clyde Hooker, Jr.
Paul Toms
Lane Nunley
William Stanley
Toni Jamieson
