Watsonville Film Festival 2022

Fruits of Labor

Expired March 21, 2022 5:00 AM
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Ashley, a Mexican-American teenager living in Watsonville, dreams of graduating high school and going to college. But when ICE raids threaten her family, Ashley is forced to become the breadwinner, working days in the strawberry fields and nights at a food processing company.


Fruits of Labor has received numerous accolades across the United States. This event is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent non-fiction film series on PBS www.pbs.org/pov


Frutos del Trabajo es un documental sobre Ashley, una adolescente mexicoamericana que vive en Watsonville, sueña con graduarse de la preparatoria e ir a la universidad. Pero cuando las redadas de ICE amenazan a su familia, Ashley se ve obligada a ayudar económicamente a su familia, trabajando días en los campos de fresas y noches en una empresa de procesamiento de alimentos.


Frutos del Trabajo ha recibido varios reconocimientos en Estados Unidos.


This screening is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent non-fiction film series on PBS www.pbs.org/pov

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Fruits of Labor - Lesson Plans

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    90 minutes
  • Language
    English, Spanish
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Emily Cohen Ibañez
  • Screenwriter
    Emily Cohen Ibañez, Ashley Solis Pavon
  • Producer
    Emily Cohen Ibañez, Dawn D. Valadez
  • Cinematographer
    Gabriella Garcia-Pardo
  • Editor
    Andrea Chignoli, Kristina Motwani
  • Composer
    Ryan Beveridge, Yamil Rezc