Alonso F. Mayo and Bill Brummel’s Viva la Causa and Patrick Creadon’s I.O.U.S.A. will be screened in the next installment in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 28th annual "Contemporary Documentaries" series on Wednesday, May 19, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission to all screenings in the series is free. Viva la Causa tells the story of a small group of abused California farm workers who, led by Cesar Chavez, put themselves on the line after launching a strike and a national boycott against the multimillion-dollar California grape industry. Mayo and Brummel will be present to take questions from the audience following the screening. I.O.U.S.A. follows former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker on his [...]...
- 5/12/2010
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
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