These are the people
who build the foundations
for our lives


The Tradesmen: Making an Art of Work
is an eighty-eight minute exploratory social documentary.

The film portrays the real life work, idiosyncrasies,
and personal convictions of a multitude of
working professionals, including two plumbers,
two painters, a stone / brick mason,
several carpenters, two auto mechanics,
and numerous other craftsmen.

The film recognizes the essential contributions
that these tradesmen provide, and shows only a few
of the many challenges they face
and the problems they solve
in their everyday work.

Their stories are combined with academic analysis
of the socioeconomic, intellectual,
and philosophical aspects of modern trade work.

In a recent EG conference in Monterey, California,
Baltimore native and creator and host
of Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs Mike Rowe
discusses the value and innovation
found in today's trade work,
which is commonly overlooked
in our contemporary high tech society.

The Tradesmen: Making an Art of Work will leave you
with an understanding of the personally rewarding
opportunities that still exist in America
in the trades, and an appreciation
for the work of tradesmen
that make every aspect
of our modern lives possible.

Thanks to everyone who attened and covered 
the premiere in Baltimore, MD on May 12.

The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
(JHMI) hosted a free screening
on Thursday June 2, 7:15pm
at the Mountcastle Auditorium

The Labor Heritage Foundation
as part of their
2011 Great Labor Arts Exchange
hosted a screening
at the National Labor College
in Silver Spring, MD