Harvest of Dignity, a new original documentary about farmworkers in the U.S. recently premiered on the Public Internet Channel (PIC.tv).
The Harvest of Dignity film comes on the 50 year anniversary of the acclaimed 1960 film Harvest of Shame, the last televised documentary by journalist Edward R. Murrow that led to permanent changes in the laws protecting workers’ rights.
The film provides an in-depth portrait of the people who harvest our food. It combines interviews with North Carolina farmworkers, advocates, faith leaders and educators, documentary photos and interviews collected by Student Action with Farmworkers, and clips from the original Harvest of Shame documentary.
Highlighting the plight of farmworker families traveling the eastern migrant stream, the film compares conditions from 50 years ago and today and asks how much has changed.
Harvest of Dignity is exclusively featured online on One Economy’s Public Internet Channel (PIC.tv) in collaboration with the Farmworker Advocacy Network. The film is in English with subtitles in Spanish.
Watch Harvest of Dignity
Photo: Student Action with Farmworkers
