The Take (Canada, 2004, 87 min.) Directed by Avi Lewis and written by Naomi Klein, will be screened at the Great Lakes Bioneers Conference on October 15, 2005 in the Milliken Auditorium on the campus of NMC.

Once the model of a successful Latin American economy, Argentina suffered a spectacular financial crash in 2001. Its currency collapsed, multinational corporations fled with much of the loot, and many of the country's businesses were abandoned, along with a majority of the relatively prosperous working-class people. But rather than sit on their hands and complain, groups of laid-off factory employees decided to take charge of their destiny — and of the shuttered ceramics, textile, and tractor plants in their cities.

The Take follows 30 factory workers who, despite resistance from the Argentine government, attempt to restart their auto-parts plant. Journalist-pundit Avi Lewis and author Naomi Klein (No Logo) detail an extraordinary labor-based movement — one that doesn't just say no to destructive global policies but says yes to controlling their local economies. Inspiring, dramatic, and wholly relevant, The Take is the Hoop Dreams of progressive filmmaking.

!!!! Winner, Grand Jury Award, 2004 American Film Institute Festival!!!!