Lakeshore records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary dolores. By integrating these selected film segments from the pbs independant lens program dolores, students have the opportunity to be inspired by dolores huertas. The movie will have its broadcast premiere on pbs in 2018. Dolores portrait of labor and feminist icon dolores huerta.
Independent lens dolores season 19 episode 12 kqed. Eastern on march 27 on pbs check local listings, within an article on solidarity and the dignity and rights of workers at as. Peter bratts documentary dolores is a portrait of activist icon dolores huerta, who tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice. Dolores is a 2017 american documentary directed by peter bratt, on the life of chicana activist dolores huerta. Discover how she tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside cesar chavez on tues. Documentary about dolours price, one of very few women who rose to the top of the ira and who was. A new documentary currently in theaters chronicles the life of civil rights activist and cofounder of the national farmworkers association dolores huerta, who spoke with horizonte about her. Dolores, the title character of stephen kings dolores claiborne. Dolores, the protagonist mecha from the anime spin off zone of the enders, or z.
Discover how she tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside cesar chavez on tues, march 27 at 98c. Dolores dvd,dolores huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in american history. Pbs has acquired north american distribution rights for dolores, which premiered at the sundance film festival earlier this year in the us documentary competition category. Dolores huerta, peter pratt, and carlos santana will have an inperson conversation moderated by. Help bring programs like independent lens to your pbs. Pbss dolores tells the story of dolores huerta remarkably. We invite you to partner with us on the theatrical release in your market to share dolores huertas powerful story with your community. What starts out as a struggle for racial and labor.
Mar 27, 2018 thanks to the documentary dolores a movie thats won audience awards at four separate film festivals and premieres on pbss independent lens tuesday march 27 9 p. Jan 20, 2017 dolores huerta bucks 1950s gender conventions by starting the countrys first farm workers union with fellow organizer cesar chavez. Dolores is a 2017 american documentary directed by peter bratt, on the life of chicana labor union activist dolores huerta. What starts out as a struggle for racial and labor justice. Dolores huerta and her ongoing leadership in movements that advance the rights of farmworkers, women, the lgbtq communities, and latinos and other communities of color. They were so shocked about how limited the information about dolores was in the cesar film as though she was nonexistent or merely background secretarial.
Dolores director takes us behind the scenes of his acclaimed. Through beautifully woven archival footage and interviews from contemporaries and from dolores herself, now an octogenarian. I always wanted to make a movie about a superhero, said peter bratt, director of pbss documentary dolores about activist and civil rights leader dolores huerta. Meet the indomitable dolores huerta, who tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside cesar chavez, becoming one of the most. It was produced by brian benson for pbs, with benjamin bratt and alpita. Dolores huerta 2017 pbs documentary questions in spanish. A legendary activist finally gets recognition theatrical poster for dolores documentary by permission. Mar 27, 2018 the question of how such an important figure in 20th century history could be seen as a mere assistant is a central theme of the documentary dolores, which has its pbs premiere on tuesday night. Tonight, learn the story of one of the most defiant feminist activists of the 20th century, dolores huerta. Home to antiques roadshow, frontline, nova, pbs newshour, masterpiece and many. Pbs theatrical will be working with select theaters to offer runofengagement passes to stations for online giveaways. With intimate and unprecedented access, peter bratts dolores tells the story of dolores huerta, among the most important, yet leastknown, activists in american history.
Support dhf and receive a copy of the film dolores. 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. With intimate and unprecedented access, peter bratts dolores tells the story of dolores huerta, among the most important, yet leastknown, activists in american. In peter bratts third film, dolores, you learn about the life of dolores huerta, who committed herself to organizing californias farm. Pbs to release dolores sundance 2017 documentary on labor. Pbs has acquired the north american rights to documentary feature dolores, which tells. With intimate and unprecedented access to this intensely private mother to eleven, dolores reveals the raw, personal stakes involved in committing ones life to social change. Musician carlos santana is an exec producer on the doc, which premiered at this years sundance. The question of how such an important figure in 20th century history could be seen as a mere assistant is a central theme of the documentary dolores, which has its pbs premiere on tuesday. Dolores watch independent lens pbs online thirteen.
Theatrical poster for dolores documentary by permission. An equal partner in cofounding the first farm workers unions with cesar chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores documentary film dolores huerta foundation. Words matter in discussions of race, racism, sexism, and immigration, strong. What starts out as a struggle for racial and labor justice, soon becomes a fight for gender equality within the same union she is eventually forced to leave. Dolores huerta bucks 1950s gender conventions by starting the countrys first farm workers union with fellow organizer cesar chavez. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century. Dolores huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in american history. Visit the official movie website to learn more about the film. Carlos santana says dolores huerta film will inspire sisters. Documentary about dolours price, one of very few women who rose to the top of the ira and who was involved in bombings during the troubles in the 1970s. Revealing carlos santanaproduced film about labor rights. Eastern on march 27 on pbs check local listings, within an article on solidarity and the dignity and rights of workers at as part of. Dolores huerta on metoo, new documentary and feminist power.
This was a great accompaniment and one i will show for many years to come. Film coming to pbs examines dolores huerta from jazz to. Parents need to know that dolores is a documentary that explores a largely untold chapter in american history. Trailer for the independent lens film dolores, which tells the story of dolores huerta, among the most important, yet leastknown, activists in. Dolores tells the story of dolores huerta, among the most important, yet leastknown, activists in american history. Pbsindependent lens dolores huerta cofounded the united farm workers union alongside cesar chavez, yet huerta is a little known figure in history, until now. The big screen documentary dolores challenges an incomplete history. Pbs nabs workers rights doc dolores for north america. Explore the arts, science, nature, and wisconsin news. Dolores movie, dolores trailer, dolores release date. It was produced by brian benson for pbs, with benjamin bratt and alpita patel serving as. Dolores huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in.
Pbs to release dolores sundance 2017 documentary on. Support dhf and receive your own dvd or bluray of dolores the documentary about the life and work of dolores huerta and support the community organizing work of the dolores huerta foundation. Watch full episodes of your favorite pbs shows, explore music and the arts, find indepth news analysis, and more. Dolores huerta on metoo, new documentary and feminist. Huerta, chavez and other organizers helped change that, although, as the movie. It was a question that came out in the movie it came out republicans hate latinos. Dolores dvd, dolores huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in american history.
With intimate and unprecedented access to this intensely private mother to eleven, dolores reveals the raw. After a long talk with farm worker union founder dolores huerta. Dolores is a carlos santana production, in association with 5 stick films. Get a sneak peek at the acclaimed films coming to independent lens in. It was produced by brian benson for pbs, with benjamin bratt and alpita patel serving as consulting producers and carlos santana as executive producer dolores centers on dolores huertas committed work to organize california farmworkers as the cofounder of the ufw.
Huerta, chavez and other organizers helped change that, although, as the movie points out, the situation for farm workers remains troublesome to this day. This program was produced by the dolores huerta film project, llc which is solely. An equal partner in cofounding the first farm workers unions with cesar chavez, her enormous contributions. Dolores haze, also known as lolita, in vladimir nabakovs lolita. Dolores, which premiered at the 2017 sundance film festival will be released in theaters in the fall and make its broadcast premiere on pbs in 2018. Raising 11 children while wrestling with gender bias, union defeat and victory, and nearly dying after a san francisco police beating. Dolores director takes us behind the scenes of his.
Raising 11 children while wrestling with gender bias, union defeat and victory, and nearly dying after a san francisco police beating, dolores huerta bucks 1950s gender conventions to cofound the countrys first farmworkers union. It was produced by brian benson for pbs, with benjamin bratt and alpita patel serving as consulting producers and carlos santana as executive producer. See how she led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside cesar chavez, at 98c. The grammy winner executive produced dolores, debuting on pbs independent lens. Carlos santana says dolores huerta film will inspire. Pbsindependent lens dolores huerta cofounded the united. Dolores huerta, peter pratt, and carlos santana will have an inperson conversation moderated by actor. The carlos santanaproduced documentary premiered at this years sundance film festival, where it screened in the u. Thank you for joining us for this special edition of horizonte tonight. Aug 31, 2017 dolores, distributed by pbs, opens in limited theatrical release in new york on september 1. I showed this film after my students had watched the movie cesar reenactment. But it was a question, why to republicans hate latinos. With lorna larkin, lauren beale, gail brady, frank cannon.
Meet dolores huerta, one of the most defiant feminist activists of the 20th century. The documentary dolores sheds light on an enigmatic, intensely private woman who is among the most important yet littleknown workers rights activists in. Dolores, distributed by pbs, opens in limited theatrical release in new york on september 1. An equal partner in cofounding the first farm workers unions with cesar chavez, her enormous. In this excerpt from the independent lens film dolores, we see how activist dolores huerta, when just starting out as a young community organizer in 1959, quickly made a name for herself as a. It centers on dolores huerta, the woman who was at the epicenter of those battles for years.
Meet the indomitable dolores huerta, who led the fight for racial and labor justice. Dolores huertas new documentary has a few lessons for the. Documentary competition, and was released in select theaters this past september by pbs. Thanks to the documentary dolores a movie thats won audience awards at four separate film festivals and premieres on pbss independent lens tuesday march 27 9 p. A contemporary of huertas says that for many decades, workers expected that we will not see national union in our lifetime because the growers are too wealthy, too powerful and too racist. Cofounder of the first farmworkers union with cesar chavez, she tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th. Now im saying its a prophecy because of everything thats happening in california, pete wilson, republican governor of california, took away affirmative action. Mar 09, 2018 meet the indomitable dolores huerta, who tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside cesar chavez, becoming one of the most defiant and unheralded feminist activists of. Refer to the companion lessons on pbs learningmedia to implement dolores in schools.