Director’s Statement
After interviewing farm workers, scholars, politicians, feminists, labor historians, and 10 of her 11 biological children, one thing became crystal clear: Dolores Huerta’s erasure from the historical record was deliberate. And if Dolores had been excised then only she could tell her story. Her voice. Her life. Her words. As we worked on the film, Dolores’ voice revealed a woman both heroic and awed. My hope is that people might now see Dolores’ story as part of their own, one that perhaps allows them to more fully, more honestly understand the last 50 years in America’s history and how it connects to and informs where we find ourselves
