viva la causa
A Southern Poverty Law Center Teaching Tolerance Film

*Shortlisted for 2008 Academy Awards - Documentary Short Subject*

39'59”, HD, 2008 (USA)

Intro Sequence

Mistreated and exploited for decades, a small group of poor and powerless California farm workers led by Cesar Chavez, risk everything when they launch a strike and national boycott against the multimillion-dollar California grape industry. In doing so, they create a national movement to support them in their fight for dignity and justice.

Directed by Alonso F. Mayo and Bill Brummel
Written and Produced by Bill Brummel
Supervising Producer, Olga Arana
Cinematography by Michael M. Pessah
Production Design by Jack Taylor
Edited by Dan Wolfmeyer

Narrated by George Lopez




Teaching Tolerance, A Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center