Dolores huerta in action dolores huerta foundation in action. The film, directed by peter bratt, features interviews with dolores huerta and the people who know her best and the archival footage restored and uncovered for the film is utterly fascinating. Huerta debuted at the sundance film festival on jan. Fairplex and pbs socal will hold a free film screening of dolores, a documentary on activist dolores huerta at the finish line sports grills auditorium in pomona on march 19 in the. Still an activist at 82, dolores huerta calls herself a. Dolores is a 2017 american documentary directed by peter bratt, on the life of chicana labor union activist dolores huerta. Dolores, united farm worker icon and civil rights activist dolores huertas is a name not widely recognized, but it should be, especially now. Holocaust museum houstons latino initiatives advisory committee and young professionals group, nextgen, will host a private film screening of dolores. Dolores huerta is a civil rights, workers, and womens advocate. Dolores huerta, a longtime civil rights leader and a champion for. Dolores huerta was born on april 10, 1930 in new mexico, usa. She is an actress, known for dolores 2017, eat the rainbow 2019 and grandes latinos 20. Peter bratts documentary dolores is a portrait of activist icon dolores huerta, who tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice. The salt a key architect of the nationwide grape boycott that galvanized.
Civil rights icon dolores huerta offers advice to a new generation of activists. Our community organizing model engages residents in a process of determining and prioritizing their community needs, trains them to speak directly with organizational leaders and public officials, and provides them with a platform to advocate for desired changes. Revealing carlos santanaproduced film about labor rights icon dolores huerta opens in theaters. In the later years, the organization was renamed into ufw or united farm workers. Famed civil rights leader dolores huerta visits southwestern austin. Npr radio interview about the movie with dolores huerta. The resulting film, dolores, of which santana is the executive producer. History united farm workers dolores huerta organizing farm workers in coachella, california, in 1969. A new documentary celebrates the life and work of dolores.
Tickets for the afs cinemas run of dolores at the afs cinema, starting october 6, are on sale now. The documentary about 87yearold activist extraordinaire dolores c. Taylor jewellinvisionap although initially shy, huerta says her courage came by. Fairplex to host documentary about dolores huerta daily. One of the films more provocative aspects is the way it links u. A new documentary celebrates the life and work of dolores huerta. Presented by austin film society at afs cinema, austin tx. Huerta created the agricultural workers association and cofounded the. Share dolores huerta quotations about community, children and labor.
Pbs released the trailer for doloresa chronicle of huertas life and activism from the 1960s through todayahead of its broadcast debut. Dolores portrait of labor and feminist icon dolores huerta. The dolores huerta foundation provides organizing training and resources to rural, low income, communities. In response to the covid19 outbreak, the afs cinema and austin public are temporarily closed. Dolores huerta documentary opens september 1 portside. Dolores huerta, nee dolores fernandez, born april 10, 1930, dawson, new mexico, u.
Workers have a friend in the determined dolores dolores huerta, the activist for workers rights, is the subject of a new documentary by peter bratt. March on main saturday morning at the sundance film festival. Dolores portrait of labor and feminist icon dolores. Civil rights icon dolores huerta offers advice to a new. This fascinating and beautifully made new documentary tells the life story of activist dolores huerta. Civil rights icon dolores huerta discusses documentary, social impact 19 april 2017 by tsdf produced by famed musician carlos santana and directed by peter bratt, the film dolores tells the story of 86yearold dolores huerta, the civil rights icon and united farm workers cofounder, alongside cesar chavez. One of the buzziest documentaries coming out of the 2017 sundance film festival, peter bratts dolores premiered friday just in time for the docs inspirational subject, civil and labor. With intimate and unprecedented access, peter bratts dolores tells the story of dolores huerta, among the most important, yet leastknown, activists in american history. Information about the last actions of dolores huerta and the dolores huerta foundation. Huerta helped organize the delano grape strike in 1965 in california and was the lead negotiator in the workers contract that was created after the strike. A celebrated indy film director gave people chica a behindthescenes look at the making of dolores huerta documentary, his passion project, airing on tv for the first time. The salt a key architect of the nationwide grape boycott that galvanized the farmworkers rights movement, her legacy. Cofounder of the united farm workers association, dolores clara fernandez huerta is one of the most influential labor activists of the 20 th century and a leader of the chicano civil rights movement born on april 10, 1930 in dawson, new mexico, huerta was the second of three children of alicia and juan fernandez, a farm worker and miner who became a state legislator in 1938. Dolores trailer gives iconic activist dolores huerta the historical recognition she deserves.
Huerta was as vital as cesar chavez to the farm workers. Activist dolores huerta gets her props in stirring doc. Trailer for new doc revisits labor leader dolores huertas successes, struggles. Documentary gives labor activist dolores huerta her place. Meet extraordinary women who dared to bring gender equality and. Austin public, a space for our citys diverse mediamakers to train and collaborate, provides many points of access to filmmaking and film careers. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Find dolores huerta movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. Claiff documentary dolores opens today at afs cinema. The film, directed by peter bratt, features deeply perceptive interviews with dolores huerta and the people who know her best and archival footage, much of it newly discovered, that sheds a fascinating light on the subject of huerta and her times. I had the chance to watch dolores when i was at the athena film festival last year, and its an. Most americans could tell you who cesar chavez was, if only because theres hardly a town anywhere in the country that doesnt have a street. An equal partner in cofounding the first farm workers unions with cesar chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized.
Using your cellphone camera, record a short video that explains dolores huertas effect on you and your life, or how she inspires you. Home film genres documentaries athena film festival. Dolores huerta at the womens march at the sundance film festival in january. Documentary gives labor activist dolores huerta her place in u. Activist dolores huerta gets her props in stirring. Facts about dolores huerta present the information about the famous civil right activist and labor leader in america. Dolores huerta film reveals an eclipsed labor hero. She continues working to develop community leaders to advocate for the working poor, immigrants, women and youth through her work with the dolores huerta foundation. The film about the activist dolores huerta was an official selectionus documentary competition in the sundance film festival, and was the audience award. An engaging biography of dolores huerta, a key figure in labor organizing whose story has been neglected.
Dolores huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in american history. John parragc images huerta went on to fight for womens rights and ethnic studies in the classroom. Upcoming screenings at the afs cinema, austin s home for new, classic, independent, and international arthouse films. The trailer for the dolores huerta documentary is out and it looks amazing latino rebels at sundance premiere, new doc strives to tell dolores huertas erased story sharis delgadillo latino usa upcoming engagements the trailer for the dolores huerta documentary is out and it looks amazing july 25, 2017. In the 1960s, dolores huerta organized in the fields spearheading a national boycott of grapes and lettuce, and making decent pay and working conditions a reality for thousands of farmers.
As one of the most famous and celebrated latinas in the us, huerta has been an advocate for social justice, womens rights, and reproductive freedom and lbgt civil rights. Dolores huerta profile on makers, a storytelling platform for and about trailblazing women. Civil rights leader dolores huerta says political climate is call to action. A hero of the farmworker movement finally gets her due by brian barth on september 18, 2017 sep 18, 2017 brian barth a new film rewrites the history books on farmworker justice and places this 87yearold saint next to cesar chavez, where she belongs. Peter bratts documentary dolores is a portrait of activist icon dolores huerta, who tirelessly led the.
One of the film s more provocative aspects is the way it links u. Chavezs efforts to organize american farm workers was opposed at every turn and on every level of white dominated society. Dolores trailer gives iconic activist dolores huerta the. Why did you think it was important to be so up front in this documentary about the challenges that your dedication to organizing posed to your children. Dolores huerta poses at the sundance film festival, utah. Revealing carlos santanaproduced film about labor rights.
At the 2017 sundance film festival premiere of dolores are lr. Dolores, a documentary mix of archival footage and interviews with dolores huerta, her family and such prominent figures as gloria steinem, angela davis and luis valdez, portrays the united farm workers cofounder as a pivotal yet relatively uncredited luminary in labor history. With cesar chavez, she cofounded the national farmworkers association in 1962, which later became the united farm workers of america. A new film celebrates the force that is dolores huerta, the labor organizer who works tirelessly on. Official film website and press notes with extended synopsis, bio, and directors statement. Tell us how you came to believe in movement building and. Help us raise awareness about our film and celebrate the contributions of one of the 21st centurys most influential activists.
Huerta has served as a community activist and a political organizer, and was influential in securing the passage of californias agricultural labor relations act of 1975, and disability. The film includes two instances of fox newss commentator bill oreilly saying he had no idea who huerta was. San francisco international film festival audience award. Director peter bratt discusses his film on feminist and. Afs operates austin studios, a 20acre production facility, to attract and grow the creative media ecosystem.
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