Living on the Edge (1995)
Documentary56 minutes
NR
Description
Bill Moyers tells the story of several hardworking Milwaukee families struggling with low-paying jobs after previous employers downsized their operations. Filmed over a period of five years, these families were first featured in Moyers’s 1992 documentary ‘Minimum Wages: The New Economy.’ FRONTLINE chronicles the families’ emotional and financial strains, their search for better jobs and job retraining, and looks at Milwaukee’s efforts to adapt to an ever-shrinking industrial sector.
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Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
unemploymentmilwaukee wisconsinfrontlinedocumentary