Salty Dog Blues

Salty Dog Blues

Released on
Documentary
Runtime
52 mins
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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.

Cast

  • Melvin Van Peebles
  • Felipe Luciano

Director

  • Alfred Santana
  • Denise Belén Santiago

Producers

    Screenwriter

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