The Harvest

September 24th, 2011
7:00 pm

Eva Longoria’s documentary “The Harvest” and Key Note remarks with White House Deputy Director for Excellence in Hispanic Education Jose Rico, with filmmaker Q&A afterword

THE HARVEST/LA COSECHA is the story of the children who work as many as 12 hours a day, six months a year in the scorching hot sun, without the protection of child labor laws. These children are not toiling in the fields in some far away land. They are working here, in our back yard, in America.

Not since the work of Walker Evans, has the world of these agricultural workers been so vividly and intimately depicted. More than 400,000 migrant child workers in the US journey from their homes traveling from state to state, farm to farm, crop to crop, picking the produce we all eat. Many of these children are American citizens. All are working to help their families survive while sacrificing the birthright of childhood: play; stability; school. The film profiles three of them as they work through the 2009 harvest. Whose families will be “lucky” enough to get work? Which families will be separated? Which will be deported or injured or killed? Will any manage to keep their dreams alive?

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The Harvest
  • Student Showcase Concert

    Concerts:
    Student Showcase Concert

  • Danza Folklórica Escénica: El Sello Artístico de Rafael Zamarripa

    Films:
    Danza Folklórica Escénica

  • At The End of The Day

    Films:
    At the End of the Day

  • Tito Puente Jr.

    Music:
    Tito Puente Jr.

  • Cesar Rosas

    Music:
    Cesar Rosas

  • U. Roberto Romano

    Film & Community Conversations:
    U. Roberto Romano

  • Mariachi Cobre

    Music:
    Mariachi Cobre

  • Latina On The Loose

    Concerts:
    Latina on the Loose

  • Ruben Martinez

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Rubén Martínez

  • Dionisio Ceballos

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Dionisio Ceballos

  • Spanish Harlem Orchestra

    Music:
    Spanish Harlem Orchestra

  • Folklórico Dance Workshops

    Festival Workshops:
    Folklórico Dance Workshops

  • Mariachi Sol

    Music:
    Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez

  • Dan Guerrero

    Music:
    Dan Guerrero – Creative Director

  • Music & Dance Workshops

    Festival Workshops:
    Music & Dance Workshops

  • Vikki Carr

    Music:
    Vikki Carr

  • Mariachi Mass

    Special Events:
    Mariachi Mass

  • Mariachi Reyna

    Music:
    Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles

  • Albie Hect

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Albie Hecht

  • Mariachi 101

    Festival Workshops:
    Mariachi 101

  • The Sound of East LA Meets the Kings of Latin Swing

    Concerts:
    The Sound of East LA Meets the Kings of Latin Swing

  • Rafael Zamarripa

    Dance:
    Rafael Zamarripa

  • Olga Briseño

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Olga Briseño

  • When Worlds Collide Documentary

    Films:
    When Worlds Collide Documentary

  • Mariachi Veritas

    Music:
    Mariachi Véritas de Harvard

  • Russell Rodriguez

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Russell Rodríguez, Ph.D

  • Calpulli Tonalehqueh

    Dance:
    Calpulli Tonalehqueh

  • Los Lobos

    Music:
    Los Lobos

  • Richard Gonzales

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Richard Gonzales

  • Stop The Hate March

    Special Events:
    A Community Conversation

  • Mariachi Day at Children's Discovery Museum

    Special Events:
    ¡A Moverse Todos! Mariachi Family Day

  • Los Lupeños

    Dance:
    Los Lupeños

  • Mariachi Azteca

    Music:
    Mariachi Azteca

  • Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitllan

    Music:
    Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán

  • Thomas A. Saenz

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Thomas A. Saenz

  • Outdoor Feria del Mariachi

    Concerts:
    Outdoor Feria del Mariachi (FREE!)

  • MEXICO (An IMAX Film)

    Films:
    MEXICO (An IMAX Film)

  • Olga Nájera-Ramírez

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Olga Nájera-Ramírez

  • Once Upon A Time... A Mariachi Musical

    Concerts:
    Once Upon A Time… A Mariachi Musical

  • Gil Sperry

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Gil Sperry

  • The Storm That Swept Mexico

    Films:
    The Storm That Swept Mexico

  • UTPA Mariachi Aztlán

    Music:
    UTPA Mariachi Aztlán

  • The Harvest

    Films:
    The Harvest