Blood on the Coal(2015)

The Story of the Queensland Miners.

Blood on the Coal is a documentary that chronicles the human cost of industrial mining through underground disasters, heroic rescue efforts, and decades of labor strife. The film traces how strikes and industrial conflict have shaped mining communities, then pivots to examine the contemporary threat posed by global mining corporations. These giants systematically dismantle regional economies and replace stable local workforces with transient, exploitable labor. Through harrowing accounts of tragedy and survival, Blood on the Coal exposes the clash between corporate profit and community survival, revealing how workers and their families resist the erasure of their livelihoods and way of life.