Shift Change

Directed by Jefferson Lewis
1987    56mDocumentary
This documentary looks at the microchip, an American invention exploited by the Japanese that caused a second industrial revolution. The devastating effect on millions of human lives is related through interviews with some of the newly jobless in Hamilton, Ontario. Using the example of Japan for contrast, host James Laxer demonstrates that the cost of technological advances need not be so high if their effects are foreseen and planned for. Part 2 of the series Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada.

Where to Watch Shift Change

  • James LaxerHost
  • Jefferson LewisDirector / Writer
  • Erna BuffieAssociate Producer
  • Kent MartinProducer
  • John TaylorExecutive Producer
  • Kent NasonDirector Of Photography
  • Hannele HalmEditor
  • Roger LemoyneMusic
  • Gilles St-OngeSound Editor
  • Tim WilsonSound
  • Bruce GranofskyMusic
  • John MartinSound
  • Kalle LasnSound
  • Raymond VermetteSound Editor
  • Eric LemoyneMusic

Shift Change Trivia

Shift Change was released on November 2, 1987.

Shift Change was directed by Jefferson Lewis.

Shift Change has a runtime of 56m.

Shift Change was produced by Kent Martin.

The key characters in Shift Change are Host (James Laxer).

Shift Change is a Documentary film.

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