“A powerful look at the human face of dramatic changes in the global economy... Artfully filmed and well edited.”
The Washington Post
“Seamless and comprehensive...
visually rich, superbly photographed ...
all of it original.”
Contemporary Sociology
“The subject is so rich...
an informative hour...
Miss Gray’s sympathy for the workers in the three countries gives her work heart.”
New York Times
"The film is... intimately direct in
portraits of the young women
who predominate on the assembly lines."
Contemporary Sociology
"The film shows us scenes
most Americans never see...
There is brutality and misery in this film,
but also a little hope."
The Washington Post"
"The Global Assembly Line is
a visually rich and analytically pointed film.
Like many films, it is sociologically relevant.
Like very few, it is sociologically conceived..."
Contemporary Sociology
"The product of a four-year study by
director Lorraine Gray,
anthropologist Maria Patricia Fernandez Kelly
andcoproducer Anne Bohlen,
The Global Assembly Line is
a reminder of why we have public television..."
The Washington Post
"Sociologists, in particular, should welcome
Lorraine Gray’s film The Global Assembly Line.
Not only is this a
skillful and politically significant work...
but it is uniquely sociological
in content and conceptualization..."
Dr. John Walton, University of California, Davis
"Conflicting interests divide classes, genders,
management and labor, elites and citizens, police and civilians, both within and across nations. Complexity lurks everywhere...
If the analytic foundation is clear,
however, it does not intrude
on the visual and emotional message.
The film is superbly photographed,
honestly interpretive where polemic tempts."
Contemporary Sociology
