Cesar's Last Fast

Nominee
Grand Jury Prize ~ Documentary
Sundance Film Festival
[A] compelling documentary.
-- Andy Webster, New York Times

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Cesar's Last Fast

Richard Ray Perez brings the untold story civil rights leader Cesar Chavez for all to hear. Inspired by Catholic social teaching, Cesar Chavez risked his life fighting for America’s poorest workers. The film illuminates the intensity of one man’s devotion and personal sacrifice, the birth of an economic justice movement, and tells an important chapter in the story of civil rights in America.
Not Rated
Genre
Documentary, Bio-pic
Runtime
100
Language
English
Director
Richard Ray Perez
Awards:
Nominee, Grand Jury Prize ~ Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
John Esther, UR Chicago Magazine

Inspired by both his Catholic upbringing and the teachings of Indian human rights activist, Mahatma Gandhi, Chavez conducted several fasts throughout his life. Hardly a diet scheme, Chavez’s fasting was a response to the injustices farm workers, primarily in Central Valley California, endured ...

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