After the Axe [SEP] nominated for
After the Axe
After the Axe is a 1982 Canadian drama film about executive firings, directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film explores the experiences of managers getting fired and the emergence of a new industry specialized in handling such terminations. Despite its Oscar nomination in the documentary category, "After the Axe" is closer to a docufiction film, made with the cooperation of members of the Canadian business community, which provided locations and helped script scenes during filming. The film's
Centre Daily Times, Sep 11-13, 1979. Description of axe-making processes. Photos of Axemann factory ruins.
- Lee, J. Marvin (1975). From Juniata Iron to the Space Age. An industrial history of Centre County, 1793-1975. State College, PA: Privately published. A brief history of Mann Axe Co. Mentions other local axe-making operations in Lemont, Mackeyville, and Milesburg. Copy on file at Pattee Library. No references.
- Linn, John Blair (