Harvest of Dignity receives Award of Merit!

Posted on November 8th, 2011 by Alejandra Okie No Comments

Harvest of Dignity, a documentary produced by SAF and Minnow Media and shown exclusively online on PIC.tv, received an Award of Merit in the Best Shorts Competition.

The Best Shorts Competition is an avant-garde, worldwide competition that strives to give talented directors, producers, actors, members of the creative team and new media professionals the positive exposure they deserve.

Harvest of Dignity is a new, original documentary created in 2011. It focuses on the lives and work of farm workers in North Carolina, providing an in-depth portrait of the people who harvest our food today.

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¡Cosecha de dignidad (Harvest of Dignity) recibe premio!

Cosecha de dignidad (Harvest of Dignity), un documental producido por SAF y Minnow Media que está siendo presentado exclusivamente por Internet en PIC.tv, recibió un premio al mérito (Award of Merit) en el concurso de mejores cortometrajes (Best Shorts Competition).

El concurso de mejores cortometrajes es una competencia de vanguardia a nivel mundial que les da la publicidad que se merecen a directores, productores, actores, miembros de equipos creativos y profesionales talentosos de nuevos medios. Cosecha de dignidad (Harvest of Dignity) es un nuevo documental original creado en español e inglés con subtítulos. Ofrece un retrato detallado de las vidas y el trabajo de las personas que cosechan nuestros alimentos en Carolina del Norte.

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Facts About Farmworkers

Datos sobre trabajadores agrícolas

Find facts about farmworkers, including topics such as immigration, health and economic contributions.

Encuentra datos sobre los trabajadores agrícolas, incluyendo temas de salud, inmigración y sus aportaciones a la economía.

Documentary Projects About Farmworkers

Proyectos documentales sobre trabajadores agrícolas

Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) interns have documented the stories of farmworkers in their writings and photographs since 1992. See their documentary projects.

Participantes de los programas de Estudiantes en Acción con Campesinos (SAF) han documentado las historias de trabajadores agrícolas en fotografías y escritos desde 1992. Ve sus proyectos documentales.