With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women’s Emergency Brigade

The dramatic, untold story of the women in the Great General Motors Sit-Down Strike — the strike which changed American labor history.  Forty years later these women reunite.  

“Full of drama, insight and general good humor. . . With Babies and Banners succeeds in making concerns that were alive 40 years ago strikingly relevant for today.” 
Variety



“. . . sparks the New York Film Festival. . . perhaps the most revelatory film.” 
Los Angeles Times

“Lorraine Gray’s documentary offers a fascinating view . . . a harrowing account. [One of] sixty-two films that shaped the art of documentary filmmaking.”
The New Yorker

Academy Award Nominee Feature Documentary — Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Grand Prize — American Film Festival
Premier — New York Film Festival
John Grierson Award — Documentary Filmmaker of the Year
Gold Ducat — Mannheim International Film Festival
International Medallion — Le Prix Georges-Sadoul, Paris
Silver Sesterce — Nyon International Film Festival
First Prize — Festival de Cinema, Portugal
Guest Presenter — Musée de l’Homme, Paris
Award of Excellence — National Film Advisory Board
DuPont-Columbia Broadcast Journalism Award Citation
Outstanding Film of the Year — London Film Festival

The Global Assembly Line

The human story behind the new global workplace. Filmed on location: Silicon Valley, US-Mexico border, The Philippines & rural Tennessee.

"A powerful look at the human face of the dramatic changes in the global economy. . . heart breaking . . . artfully filmed."
The Washington Post

“The subject is so rich. . . Miss Gray’s sympathy for the workers in the three countries gives her work heart.”
The New York Times

The Emmy Award — Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Tribute Series — Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
New Directors/New Films Series — Museum of Modern Art
Blue Ribbon Award — American Film Festival
Golden Apple Award — National Educational Film
Special Jury Prize — Leipzig International Film Festival