Writing and Art

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Cesar Chavez Movie Posters

I am very excited for the upcoming release of the film Cesar Chavez, about the Mexican American civil rights leader.  It wasn't until after college, as an adult, that I came to appreciate what an amazing and inspiring person Cesear Chavez was.  There is a great PBS documentary about him called "The Struggle in the Fields."  But this new film is a drama, and it looks fantastic.  I hope it has the kind of impact "Milk" had in 2008--teaching a new generation about a civil rights hero who is not widely understood.  Today, I was looking at the movie's Facebook page, and came across some amazing posters for the movie that I thought were worth sharing:













Here's a trailer for the movie, which comes out next week…