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Salty Dog Blues
Synopsis
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.
Original Title
Salty Dog Blues
Director
Alfred Santana
Denise Belén Santiago
Melvin Van Peebles
Self (Interviewee)
Felipe Luciano
Narrator
