Cesar's Last Fast

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Cesar's Last Fast
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Directed by Richard Ray Perez
Lorena Parlee
Produced byMolly O'Brien
Lisa Remington
Richard Ray Perez
Lorena Parlee
CinematographyJames Chressanthis
James R. Dunham
Stephen McCarthy
Jonathan Schell
Byron Shah
Edited byJean-Philippe Boucicaut
Lewis Erskine
Carla Gutierrez
Christopher S. Johnson
Music byEd Barguiarena
Production
company
Monkey Mind Media
Release date
  • January 19, 2014 (2014-01-19)(Sundance)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cesar's Last Fast is a 2014 American documentary film co-directed and produced by Richard Ray Perez and Lorena Parlee. [1] The film premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2014. [2]

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Before the premiere of the film at Sundance Film Festival, Pivot and Univision News acquired the TV rights to the film. The film will premiere simultaneously in English on Pivot and in Spanish on the Univision Network. [3] [4]

Plot

The film narrates the events of 1988, when Cesar Chavez began his "Fast for Life," a 36-day water-only hunger strike, to draw attention to the horrific effects of unfettered pesticide use on farm workers, their families, and their communities. [5]

Reception

The film received mixed to positive response from critics. Dennis Harvey in his review for Variety said that "While not necessarily the definitive cinematic account of Chavez's life or the UFW movement, Cesar's Last Fast provides a well-crafted, sometimes stirring encapsulation." [6] Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film positive review and said that "A reverential perspective on America's renowned union founder and leader." [7] Carlos Aguilar from Indiewire in his review said that "Touching, insightful, and extremely well crafted, Richard Ray Perez's work shows above all an admiration for a man whose life wasn't entirely his but of his people." [8]

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References

  1. ↑ ""Cesar's Last Fast": How Cesar Chavez Risked Death to Protect the Lives of Farmworkers He Championed". Democracy Now! . Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sundance 2014: U.S. Documentary Competition". 10 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pivot and Univision Acquire TV Rights to Doc 'Cesar's Last Fast' Ahead of Sundance Premiere". 18 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "PIVOT AND UNIVISION ACQUIRE EXCLUSIVE U.S. TV RIGHTS TO 'CESAR'S LAST FAST". Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "About The Film". Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sundance Film Review: 'Cesar's Last Fast'". 27 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cesar's Last Fast: Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter . 25 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sundance Review: Bodily Deprivation For Justice In the Spiritually Charged 'Cesar's Last Fast'". 23 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.


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