Cesar’s Last Fast is a Sundance feature documentary about the private sacrifice and spiritual conviction behind César Chavez’s struggle for the humane treatment of America’s farm workers. A panorama of Mexican American and American history, civil rights, non-violent protest tactics, the environment, labor struggles, Catholic and Indigenous religious practices, this important new documentary gives students unprecedented insight into Chavez's life and the historic farmworker movement. By featuring never-before-seen footage of Chavez’s 1988 “Fast for Life,” a 36-day act of self imposed penance, Cesar’s Last Fast give viewers a detailed and intimate account of Chavez' response to the resistance he faced in his all-consuming quest to stop growers from spraying pesticide on farm workers. The day-to-day realities of this water-only fast comprise the film’s dramatic arc, through which the filmmakers interweave the historic events that defined the life mission of America’s most inspiring Latino leader. A remarkably relevant story today, Cesar’s Last Fast is a crucial resource not only to today’s farm workers and labor activists. For young people, the film is a moving introduction to a pioneering social justice movement, and the individuals and communities who continue to creatively confront the inequalities they face every day.

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United States, Migrant agricultural laborers--Labor unions, Labor leaders, United Farm Workers, Migrant agricultural laborers--Labor unions--United States--History, Labor leaders--United States--Biography, Agricultural laborers, United Farm Workers--History, Chavez, Cesar--1927-1993

Pérez, Richard Ray (Director), Parlee, Lorena (Director), Pérez, Richard Ray (Producer), Parlee, Lorena (Producer), O' Brien, Molly (Producer), O' Brien, Molly (Executive roducer), Barguiarena, Ed (Composer), Johnson, Christopher S. (Editor), Erskine, Lewis (Editor), Boucicaut, Jean-Philippe (Editor), Chressanthis, James (Cinematographer), Shah, Byron (Cinematographer), Remington, Lisa (Producer), Boucicaut, Jean-Phillippe (Writer), Perez, Richard Ray (Executive roducer), Lear, Lyn Davis (Executive roducer), Monkey Mind Media (Producer)

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English

Adult/Continuing Education, Higher Education

2014-01-01

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