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Feature film — 2012

Salty Dog Blues (2012)

0.00h 52mDocumentary

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.

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Director: Alfred Santana

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Cast & crew

Melvin Van Peebles as Self (Interviewee)

Melvin Van Peebles

Self (Interviewee)

Felipe Luciano as Narrator

Felipe Luciano

Narrator

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