Salty Dog Blues (2012)

The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a median age of 82, are beset with a host of life-threatening illnesses, the movie tells how they navigated issues of racism, disparities in the workplace, gender and familial relations.

Released

2012-01-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

52 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Alfred Santana, Denise Belén Santiago