In Croatia in 2005, a machine tools factory was occupied by its workers. Since then, they have operated collectively, becoming the only successful example of a worker occupation in post-socialist Europe. Today, as they seek a new model of collective ownership, the microcosmic world of the factory clashes with the forces of the globalized market economy, having an increasingly brutal impact on wages and the organization of the factory, causing rising disaffection among the workers. Filmmaker Srđan Kovačević returns regularly over a five year period to make a film that charts the evolution of this communal enterprise. Factory to the Workers tells the inside story of the workers who challenged the dominant economic narrative with their actions. After a decade, the same question remains: can a factory in the hands of workers survive at the periphery of capitalism, or do we need a bigger dream?
Factory to the Workers
January 22, 2022
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Srđan Kovačević
Director
Srđan Kovačević
Writer
Luka Venturin
Producer
Sabina Krešić
Producer
Ranko Pauković
Sound Designer
Srdjan Saric
Assistant Director of Photography
Srđan Kovačević
Director of Photography
Ivan-Stjepan Lucić
Assistant Editor
Srđan Kovačević
Editor
Darko Kušlan
Color Assistant
Iva Kraljević
Editor
Magdalena Pticek
Color Grading
Damir Čučić
Editor