Fighting for Our Lives (1975)

Directed by

Glen Pearcy

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

59 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary follows farm workers in California as they go on strike in 1973. It shows their negotiations for a union contract and their non-violent resistance against police violence on the picket lines.

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What happens

Fighting for Our Lives is a 1975 documentary film produced and directed by Glen Pearcy. The film documents the striking of California grape workers from Coachella to Fresno as they negotiate for a United Farm Workers (UFW) contract in 1973. The film also depicts their non-violent struggle against police brutality on the picket lines. It was nominated for the 1976 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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